{"id":13049,"date":"2025-12-04T18:18:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=13049"},"modified":"2025-12-04T18:18:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T12:48:59","slug":"ins-mahe-commissioned-indias-first-mahe-class-anti-submarine-warfare-shallow-water-craft-joins-the-western-naval-command","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/?p=13049","title":{"rendered":"INS MAHE COMMISSIONED \u2013 INDIA\u2019S FIRST MAHE-CLASS ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT JOINS THE WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND"},"content":{"rendered":"
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INS MAHE COMMISSIONED \u2013 INDIA\u2019S FIRST MAHE-CLASS ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT JOINS THE WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Posted On: 24 NOV 2025 3:38PM by PIB Delhi<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n
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The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe, the first of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), during a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, Mumbai,\u00a0on 24 Nov 2025.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The event, hosted by Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, was presided over by General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, with senior naval officers, representatives from Cochin Shipyard Ltd, Kochi, and distinguished guests in attendance.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The ship takes her name from the historic coastal town of\u00a0Mahe<\/em>\u00a0on the Malabar Coast. The town\u2019s maritime heritage and tranquil estuary mirror the ship\u2019s balance of elegance and strength. The ship\u2019s crest features the\u00a0Urumi<\/em>, the flexible sword of\u00a0Kalaripayattu<\/em>, rising from stylised blue waves – a symbol of agility, precision, and lethal grace. Her mascot, the Cheetah, embodies speed and focus, while the motto\u00a0\u201cSilent Hunters\u201d\u00a0reflects the ship\u2019s stealth, vigilance, and unyielding readiness.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Designed and constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited, Kochi, INS Mahe is the lead ship of eight vessels in her class. Drawing on the expertise of BEL, L&T Defence, Mahindra Defence Systems, NPOL, and more than 20 MSMEs, the project reinforces India\u2019s expanding ecosystem of naval design, equipment, and system integration. INS Mahe stands as a shining symbol of\u00a0Aatmanirbhar Bharat<\/em>. With over\u00a080% indigenous content, the ship underscores the Indian Navy\u2019s sustained efforts to promote indigenisation through homegrown solutions and innovative technologies.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The commissioning of INS Mahe adds significant punch to the Indian Navy\u2019s ASW capabilities, particularly in countering threats in the littorals. The ship\u2019s combat suite blends multiple systems into a compact yet potent network. She is specially designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal and shallow waters. Fitted with advanced weapons, sensors, and communication systems enabling it to detect, track, and neutralise sub-surface threats with precision, the ship can sustain prolonged operations in shallow waters and features technologically advanced machinery and control systems.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Addressing the ceremony, General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, highlighted that the commissioning of INS Mahe marks not only the induction of a potent new maritime platform, but also reflects India\u2019s growing ability to design, construct and field complex combatants using indigenous technology. He emphasised that the induction of the ship will significantly augment the Indian Navy\u2019s capacity to ensure near-sea dominance, strengthen the coastal security grid and safeguard India\u2019s maritime interests across the littorals. He further underscored that the strength of the Armed Forces lies in synergy across land, sea and air, noting that future conflicts will be multi-domain and require united national effort. Citing Operation\u00a0Sindoor<\/em>\u00a0as a model of jointness, he also highlighted the Army and Navy\u2019s long-standing partnership in HADR and amphibious operations worldwide.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Mahe-class will form the first line of coastal defence, integrating seamlessly with larger surface combatants, submarines, and aviation assets to maintain constant vigilance over India\u2019s maritime areas of operation. INS Mahe reaffirms the Indian Navy\u2019s status as\u00a0Combat Ready, Cohesive, and\u00a0Aatmanirbhar<\/em>, safeguarding seas for a\u00a0Viksit Samriddha Bharat<\/em>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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INS MAHE COMMISSIONED \u2013 INDIA\u2019S FIRST MAHE-CLASS ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE SHALLOW WATER CRAFT JOINS THE WESTERN NAVAL COMMAND Posted On: 24 NOV 2025 3:38PM by PIB Delhi The Indian Navy commissioned INS Mahe, the first of the indigenously designed and built Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), during a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard, …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=13049"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13051,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13049\/revisions\/13051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=13049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theeducationoverview.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=13049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}