COMMISSIONING OF INS ANJADIP AT CHENNAI

• INS Anjadip is the fourth ship of the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) project, commissioned into the Indian Navy at Chennai Port on 27 Feb 2026.
• Built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE), Kolkata, with construction support from L&T Shipbuilding, Kattupalli.
• Symbolises Aatmanirbhar Bharat in defence shipbuilding — over 80% indigenous content, hull steel from SAIL.
• UPSC relevance: GS-III (Internal Security, Indigenisation of Defence Tech, Coastal Security).