Current Affairs · Defence Operations and Ships

On 18 June 2025, the Indian Navy commissioned its first Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), named Arnala. This vessel, designed and constructed by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in collaboration with L&T Shipbuilders, is about 77.6 meters long, boasts over 1,490 tonnes of displacement, and has 80% indigenous systems integration. From which historic landmark located off the coast of Maharashtra does INS Arnala derive its name?