INS Anjadip - built with indigenous SAIL steel to join Indian Navy fleet

Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), the largest steelmaking public sector unit and Maharatana company, has supplied the entire quantity of special steel for the INS Anjadip built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE). INS Anjadip is the third Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) corvette to be commissioned into the Indian Navy, following the commissioning of INS Arnala and INS Androth last year.

The ASW-SWC corvettes are being built indigenously to replace the Navy's aging Abhay-class vessels. Contributing to this strategic effort, SAIL has supplied the full quantity of approximately 3,500 tonnes of special-grade steel for the eight ASW-SWCcorvettes being built by (GRSE). The steel was sourced from SAIL's integrated plants at Bokaro, Bhilai and Rourkela, underscoring the strength of India's domestic supply chain.

This milestone highlights SAIL's commitment to advancing India's self-reliance in defence manufacturing, reduce import dependence and reinforce the vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat. . Over the years, SAIL has consistently met the nation's requirement for special-grade steel in defence indigenization, supplying to landmark projects such as INS Vikrant, INS Udaygiri, INS Nilgiri, INS Surat among others.

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