INS Amini: Indian Navy Receives Indigenous Anti-Submarine Warfare Ship

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The Indian Navy recently formally inducted ‘Amini’, the fifth of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) being built to strengthen India’s coastal defence and underwater surveillance capabilities.

About INS Amini

• It is the fifth of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) being built by Kolkata-based Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) for the Indian Navy.
• The newly launched ASW ships belong to the Arnala class of vessels and replaced the Abhay class of anti-submarine warfare corvettes.  
• Amini becomes the 119th warship designed and constructed by the defence public sector undertaking GRSE and the 81st delivered directly to the Indian Navy.
• Designed for operations in coastal waters, ‘Amini’ is equipped to undertake comprehensive subsurface surveillance, search and attack missions, and coordinated anti-submarine warfare operations in conjunction with aircraft. 

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INS Amini Features

• The submarine hunter measures nearly 77.6 metres in length and a displacement of 900 tons.
• It is powered by marine diesel engines coupled with waterjets, providing enhanced agility and manoeuvrability. 
• It has a maximum speed of 25 knots (29 miles per hour) and an endurance of approximately 1,800 nautical miles (2,100 miles). 
• With a draught requirement of approximately 2.7 metres, the warship is ideally suited for littoral operations.
• Equipped with an advanced Combat Management System, lightweight torpedoes and anti-submarine warfare rockets, the warship is capable of detecting, tracking and engaging underwater threats.
• It also carries an indigenously manufactured 30 mm naval surface gun developed by GRSE for protection against surface threats. 
• Its integrated systems will allow it to coordinate with naval aircraft during anti-submarine missions.

News: IT