{"id":95949,"date":"2026-04-01T14:16:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95949"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:16:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:46:19","slug":"malwan-anti-submarine-warfare-shallow-water-craft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/malwan-anti-submarine-warfare-shallow-water-craft\/","title":{"rendered":"Malwan &#8211; Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Malwan &#8211; Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Malwan &#8211; Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft was delivered to the Indian Navy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Malwan &#8211;<\/b> <b>Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\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 Water Craft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ASW SWC) built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), Kochi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been indigenously designed and <\/span><b>constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It draws its name from the historic coastal town of <\/span><b>Malwan in Maharashtra,<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship also encapsulates the legacy of the erstwhile INS Malwan, an <\/span><b>Indian Naval Minesweeper<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which remained in service till 2003.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Malwan &#8211; Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capacity:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has displacing capacity of <\/span><b>1,100 tons.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Propulsion:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>Waterjets propelled<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ASW SWCs<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Armaments:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is equipped with torpedoes, multifunctional anti-submarine rockets, and state-of-the-art sensors including <\/span><b>advanced radars and sonar systems.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ship is equipped for <\/span><b>underwater surveillance, Anti-Submarine Warfare<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ASW) operations in coastal waters, <\/span><b>Low Intensity Maritime Operations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (LIMO) along with mine warfare capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has over <\/span><b>80% indigenous content<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and marks a milestone in indigenous warship construction and reaffirms the Government of India\u2019s vision of \u2018Aatmanirbhar Bharat\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2247339&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> <strong>PIB<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malwan &#8211; Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft has been indigenously designed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited. 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