INS Anjadeep built with indigenous steel ready to join Navy

New Delhi. A historic chapter is soon going to be added to the strategic power of the Indian Navy and the security of maritime borders. The state-of-the-art warship INS Anjadeep, which has the infallible capability to destroy enemy submarines in the depths of the sea, is all set to become a part of the Navy’s fleet. This warship, realizing the concept of Make in India and self-reliant India, is not only world-class in terms of technology, but it is constructed entirely from indigenous steel, which is a living proof of the country’s increasing self-reliance in the defense sector.
INS Anjadeep is the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft Corvette to be commissioned into the Indian Navy. Earlier, INS Arnala and INS Androth have been successfully commissioned into the service of the Navy. The main objective of these ships is to replace the Navy’s aging Abhay-class ships and to make anti-submarine operations in coastal areas more accurate and lethal. In this glorious project, the leading public sector steel producing company Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has played an important role. SAIL has supplied the entire quantity of special-grade steel of about 3,500 tonnes for the eight corvette ships being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited.
High quality steel for this important project has been produced at SAIL’s integrated steel plants located at Bokaro, Bhilai and Rourkela. This achievement underlines the strength of India’s domestic supply chain and its ability to indigenously produce raw materials required for complex defense equipment. SAIL has earlier supplied special-grade steel to critical warships like INS Vikrant, INS Udayagiri, INS Nilgiri and INS Surat. The commissioning of INS Anjadeep will not only enhance the Navy’s firepower, but will also send a message of India’s growing stature in the field of defense manufacturing at the global level. This warship is equipped with modern radar, sonar systems and lethal weapons, making it an impenetrable sentinel of maritime borders.