Indian Navy has got a big boost this week. “Mahe”, the first ship of a new warship series built in the country, has now joined the Navy’s fleet. It has been built by Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi. A total of eight such ships will become part of the Navy in the coming years.
The ship is named after the historical port city of Puducherry, “Mahe”, which reflects India’s maritime tradition and growing technological capability. About 78 meters long and weighing about 1100 tonnes, this ship is certainly small, but very powerful.
Mahe is equipped with anti-submarine torpedoes and multi-functional rockets. It also has radar and sonar systems that can detect threats hidden under water with great accuracy. The ship is also capable of conducting undersea surveillance, laying naval mines if needed and conducting small-scale military operations in coastal areas.
Mahe is the first ship in the “Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft” series to be completely built in India. More than 80 percent of its technology and equipment is made in the country itself. This is a great example of the country’s strength in defense production under the Self-reliant India campaign.
The addition of this ship will be of great help to the Indian Navy in detecting and countering the activities of enemy submarines in the coastal areas of the country. It will be held in Kochi on 23 October. Indian Navy While the remaining seven ships will be inducted in the next few years.
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