INS Anjadip commissioning to boost India’s littoral defense capabilities, says GlobalData

INS Anjadip has recently been commissioned into the Indian Navy, marking a significant advancement in India’s coastal defence posture. Aimed at thwarting Chinese and Pakistani submarine intrusion, INS Anjadip and her sister vessels are poised to substantially enhance India’s anti-submarine warfare coverage in the littoral zones, closing capability gaps and improving responsiveness along its maritime boundary, says GlobalData, a leading intelligence and productivity platform.

The cost of each Arnala-class vessel is estimated at around $118.8 million. The report highlights how India is channeling funds to modernize its littoral defense capabilities by procuring naval platforms designed to intercept and neutralize surface and subsurface threats in shallow coastal environments.

INS Anjadip is part of an eight-vessel Arnala-class shallow-water anti-submarine warfare (ASW) craft project built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) in collaboration with Larsen & Toubro.

Samiya Toufeeque, Aerospace and Defense Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “By inducting the second vessel of its class, India continues to demonstrate growing technological innovation and strategic self-reliance in the shipbuilding sector. The vessels’ high rate of indigenisation strengthens the defense supply chain, mitigating exposure to external disruptions and geopolitical risks. Coupled with government policies aimed at equipping these vessels with indigenous subsystems, these procurements are expected to drive growth across several associated industrial sectors in the country.”

Toufeeque concludes: “As the ongoing conflict in the Middle East escalates, the risk of regional spillover is increasing, and India is likely to take necessary measures to safeguard its territorial borders along the Arabian Sea. This could lead to the deployment of ASW platforms such as INS Anjadip to deter any hostile submarine activities closer to the country’s shores.”