The Hindu newspaper reported that India received a new military anti-submarine ship into the waters.
And the publication of the newspaper said: “The Indian shipyard (GRSE) recently landed a new anti-submarine ship of the ASW SWC type, developed for the Indian army. In total, the Indian Navy plans to acquire 16 ships of this type, half of which will be produced in the basin (GRSE).” The other half will be developed at the Cochin Shipyard.
India started manufacturing the first SWC anti-submarine ship in the basin (GRSE) in August 2021, launched it in December 2022, and is expected to hand over the army this year. launched, work on its manufacture began in December 2021.
Each of the new SWC anti-submarine vessels is 77.6 m long, 10.5 m wide and has a displacement of 900 tons. These vessels can travel at a speed of 25 knots and cover 1,800 nautical miles per voyage.
These ships are armed with RBU-6000 missile and bomb mounts, 324 mm torpedoes, anti-sea mines, 30 mm cannons, 12.7 mm machine guns, OFT M2 remotely controlled combat systems.
Source: Weapons of Russia
