Navy to commission submarine hunter Malvan as China, Pakistan expand underwater fleet
Named after the coastal fort town in Maharashtra, Malvan is the second of eight Mahe-class ASW-SWCs being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited with over 80% indigenous content.The ASW-SWC programme is designed to strengthen India’s ability to counter underwater threats in littoral waters. A total of 16 vessels in two classes are being built: eight Arnala-class vessels for the Eastern Fleet by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and eight Mahe-class vessels for the Western Fleet by Cochin Shipyard Limited. These ships are tailored for subsurface surveillance, search-and-attack missions and coordinated anti-submarine warfare operations with naval aircraft.
- ▪Named after the coastal fort town in Maharashtra, Malvan is the second of eight Mahe-class ASW-SWCs being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited with over 80% indigenous content.The ASW-SWC programme is designed to strengthen India’s ability to c
- ▪A total of 16 vessels in two classes are being built: eight Arnala-class vessels for the Eastern Fleet by Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers and eight Mahe-class vessels for the Western Fleet by Cochin Shipyard Limited.
- ▪These ships are tailored for subsurface surveillance, search-and-attack missions and coordinated anti-submarine warfare operations with naval aircraft.
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News/Defence News/Navy to commission submarine hunter Malvan as China, Pakistan expand underwater fleetNavy to commission submarine hunter Malvan as China, Pakistan expand underwater fleetTOI defence desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Jul 21, 2026, 12:21 ISTCommentsShareAA+Text SizeSmallMediumLarge Anti-submarine warfare-shallow water craft Malvan during pre-commissioning trials. (image credit: Indian Navy) The Indian Navy is set to commission the anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) Malvan at Karwar on Wednesday, marking another addition to its fleet of home-built sub-hunters amid rising Chinese and Pakistani submarine activity in the Indian Ocean Region.
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