<h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">INS Arnala</strong></h1><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Context </strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify">The Indian Navy launched ‘Arnala’, the first of the <strong>eight indigenously-built anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC).</strong></li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h3 class="ql-align-justify"><strong>About</strong></h3><ul><li class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Purpose</strong>: To undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters and <strong>Low-Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO)</strong> including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.</li><li class="ql-align-justify"><strong>Built by:</strong> Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE)</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The ship has been named ‘Arnala’ to signify the strategic maritime importance accorded to the island of Arnala, located about 13 kilometers north of Vasai, Maharashtra by Maratha warrior king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">This is the<strong> first of 8 ships being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy </strong>and will <strong>replace the Abhay class ASW ships of the Indian Navy. </strong></li><li class="ql-align-justify">These are <strong>designed to undertake anti-submarine operations in coastal waters and Low Intensity Maritime Operations (LIMO)</strong> including subsurface surveillance in littoral waters.</li><li class="ql-align-justify">The <strong>ASW SWC ships have over 80% indigenous content,</strong> reinforcing India’s resolve towards the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.</li></ul><p class="ql-align-justify"><br></p><h1 class="ql-align-center"><strong>PRELIMS NOTES:</strong><a href="https://www.sunyaias.com/subscription-details/prelims-2023-sunya-notes-current-affairs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 102, 204);"><strong>CLICK HERE</strong></a></h1>