SAIL's Special Grade Steel Empowers Indian Navy's Newest Vessel, Androth
SAIL supplied essential special grade steel for the Indian Navy's Androth vessel, enhancing its Anti-Submarine Warfare capabilities. Commissioned at Visakhapatnam, Androth marks an achievement in using indigenous materials for naval strength. The HR sheets and plates were sourced from Bokaro, Bhilai, and Rourkela plants.
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State-owned SAIL has successfully supplied the full requirement of special grade steel for the commissioning of the Indian Navy's vessel, Androth. This contribution was vital in enhancing the Navy's Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), which was officially commissioned at a ceremony held at the Naval Dockyard in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.
The induction of the Androth is set to significantly boost the Navy's capabilities in Anti-Submarine Warfare, particularly for operations conducted in coastal and shallow waters. This marks a considerable advancement in India's naval prowess, leveraging domestically produced materials.
SAIL, in a formal statement, confirmed that it had provided the entire requirement of special grade steel, delivering HR sheets and plates sourced from its prominent manufacturing units at Bokaro, Bhilai, and Rourkela. This achievement underscores India's growing self-reliance in critical defense technologies.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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