India commissions INS Malvan to beef up sub-hunter fleet to counter China’s growing underwater threat in IOR

Indian Navy commissioned INS Malvan, the second Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft, at Karwar naval base in Karnataka.

INS Malvan is built by Cochin Shipyard Limited, 80 metres long, displaces over 1,100 tonnes, and conducts anti-submarine operations in coastal and shallow waters.

The warship has over 80% indigenous content and supports low intensity maritime operations and mine warfare.

India is inducting 16 specialised anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft to counter Chinese and Pakistani submarine deployments in the Indian Ocean Region.