{"id":6295,"date":"2025-09-15T11:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6295"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:17:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:47:58","slug":"ins-androth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ins-androth\/","title":{"rendered":"INS Androth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INS Androth Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Indian Navy has received the second indigenously built anti-submarine warfare-shallow watercraft INS Andorth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INS Androth<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It draws its name from <\/span><b>Androth Island in the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/indian-islands\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lakshadweep<\/a> archipelago<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the second of eight <\/span><b>anti-submarine warfare-shallow watercraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ASW-SWC) built by <\/span><b>Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ASW SWC ships have been indigenously designed and constructed as per the Classification <\/span><b>Rules of Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at GRSE, Kolkata\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of INS Androth<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is approximately 77 meters in length and it is the largest Indian Naval warship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Propulsion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The ship is propelled by a <\/span><b>diesel engine-waterjet combination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which allows for high speed and efficient maneuverability in shallow waters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Armament:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is equipped with <\/span><b>state-of-the-art lightweight torpedoes,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> indigenous ASW rockets, and <\/span><b>advanced shallow water SONAR,<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables effective submarine<\/span><b> detection and engagement in littoral zones.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Significance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It strengthens the Indian Navy&#8217;s <\/span><b>Anti-submarine, coastal surveillance and mine laying capabilities.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is built by using over 80 percent indigenous content, reflecting growing domestic capabilities and reducing dependency on imports.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/indian-navy-gets-anti-submarine-warfare-ship\/article70051137.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INS Androth is an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW SWC). 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