The Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has supplied all the special-grade indigenous steel required for INS Androth, commissioned on 6 October 2025. This vessel, the second in the Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC) series, extends India’s earlier success with INS Vikrant, marking a continued shift toward 100 % domestically sourced warship steel under Aatmanirbhar Bharat. The steel was produced at Bokaro, Bhilai, and Rourkela plants of SAIL.
India is building eight such ASW-SWC vessels through Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Ltd (GRSE), enhancing coastal anti-submarine capability and supply-chain self-reliance.
What is the ASW-SWC programme?
A series of shallow-water corvettes designed for anti-submarine operations along India’s littoral waters, strengthening coastal defence and surveillance.
This milestone reinforces India’s ambition to localise critical materials and components in defence production. Expanding indigenous steel capacity supports strategic autonomy, stabilises industrial supply chains, and strengthens defence–industry integration under the Make in India and Aatmanirbhar Bharat frameworks.
Relevant Question for Policy Stakeholders:
How can India deepen defence–steel sector collaboration to ensure sustained innovation, material certification, and competitiveness in global naval construction?
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