COAS General Upendra Dwivedi also took a guided tour of the INS Mahe after it was commissioned into the Indian Navy today.
INS Mahe was commissioned by COAS General Upendra Dwivedi into the Indian Navy on Monday morning in Mumbai.
According to the Indian Navy, Mahe is an agile, indigenous shallow water combatant.
The commissioning marks the arrival of a new generation of indigenous shallow-water combatants - sleek, swift, and resolutely Indian. With over 80% indigenous content, the Mahe-class showcases India’s growing mastery in warship design, construction, and integration. She will serve as a ‘Silent Hunter’ on the Western Seaboard - powered by self-reliance and dedicated to safeguarding India’s maritime frontiers.
COAS General Upendra Dwivedi speaking on the occasion, said, “It's a moment of immense pride and a profound sense of honour to be present at the commissioning ceremony of INS Mahe, first of the eight anti-submarine war-face shallow watercrafts being built by Cochin Shipyard Limited for the Indian Navy.”
“Today's ceremony not only marks the induction of a potent new platform to a maritime order of battle, but also reaffirms our nation's increasing capability to design, construct and field complex combatants with indigenous technology,” General Upendra Dwivedi further added.
Having been named after the historic coastal town of Mahe, a symbol of India's maritime legacy, he said the ship embodies the spirit of innovation and service.
“The commissioning will significantly augment the Indian Navy's capability to ensure near-seas dominance, strengthen the coastal security grid, and safeguard our maritime interests across the vast expanse of our littorals. The commissioning of INS Mahe reaffirms the Navy's steadfast transformation into a Builders' Navy, one that designs, constructs, and sustains its own combat platforms. Today, over 75% platforms of the Navy's capital acquisition are sourced indigenously. From warships and submarines to high sonar and weapon systems, Indian shipyards, public and private, stand as a living proof of our nation's industrial and technological dominance..."he added.
COAS General Upendra Dwivedi also took a guided tour of the INS Mahe after it was commissioned into the Indian Navy today.
“The strength of armed forces lies in synergy. The sea, land and the skies form a single continuum of national security, and together the Army, Navy, and Air Force form the trinity of India's strategic strength. In this age of multi-domain operations. Our ability to act in concert from the depths of the ocean to the highest frontier will determine the security of our republic. We are an operational eye in every domain from Ladakh to the Indian Ocean, from information warfare to joint logistics, Operation Sindoor was an apt example of that synergy..." he further added while addressing the ceremony.
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