Archive · 19 Jun 2025
INS Arnala Joins Indian Navy: New Anti-Submarine Warship Deployed
The Indian Navy welcomed its new warship, INS Arnala, on June 18, 2025.
This ship is designed to find and stop enemy submarines, and can also help with rescue missions.
It's a big ship built in India, showing the country's progress in making its own defense equipment.
The warship uses a special engine and is named after a fort in Maharashtra.
This is part of a plan to make India's navy stronger and build more ships within the country, using new technologies to help keep our waters safe.
INS Arnala, an anti-submarine warfare warship, joined the Indian Navy.
The ship was added to the Eastern Naval Command on June 18, 2025.
It is the first of its class and designed to detect and neutralize enemy submarines.
INS Arnala is 77 meters long and weighs over 1,490 tonnes, using diesel engines.
Built in India, it supports the country's self-reliance in defense manufacturing.
- Who
- INS Arnala, the Indian Navy, General Anil Chauhan (Chief of Defence Staff).
- What
- INS Arnala, an anti-submarine warfare warship, joined the Indian Navy.
- When
- June 18, 2025.
- Where
- Naval Dockyard, Visakhapatnam.
- Why
- To enhance the Indian Navy's capabilities in detecting and neutralizing submarines, supporting indigenous shipbuilding, and promoting self-reliance in defense.
- Ship Name
- INS Arnala
- Type
- Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft
- Date of Joining
- June 18, 2025
- Location
- Visakhapatnam
- Length
- 77 meters
- Weight
- Over 1,490 tonnes
- Engine Type
- Diesel engine and waterjet
- Built by
- GRSE and Larsen & Toubro Shipbuilding