Kochi: The Indian Navy is set to register another historic moment by commissioning the lead vessel of the new Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), the Mahe and rewriting the country’s indigenous defence story. According to the Ministry of Defence, on 24 November, the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai will host a special ceremony to commission the Mahe.

As per the Defence Ministry officials, the sleek, 78‑metre vessel, built by Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) in Kochi, is set to become the centrepiece of a new generation of littoral combatants. The newly-built fleet is designed to dominate the shallow waters that encompass India’s coastline.

Explaining the features of the vessel, the officials stated that Mahe's sheer scale of domestic involvement is in its creation. As

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