The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Monday signed a contract with Kolkata based defence shipyard Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers Limited (GRSE) for the construction of eight Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Crafts (ASWSWCs) at a cost of Rs. “The first ship is to be delivered within 42 months from contract signing date and subsequent balance ships delivery schedule will be two ships per year. The project completion time is 84 months from today,” The MoD said in a statement. These ships displacing 750 tons, have a complement of 57 personnel and can reach speed of 25 knots. In their secondary role, these will be capable to prosecute intruding aircraft, and lay mines in the sea bed, the statement added.

Source: The Hindu April 29, 2019 16:41 UTC