In Kerala, two indigenously designed and constructed Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Watercrafts built for the Indian Navy were launched at the Cochin Shipyard on September 9.
- This is the fourth and fifth anti-submarine warfare shallow watercraft being built for the Navy.
- They will be christened INS Malpe and INS Mulki once commissioned into the Indian Navy.
- The vessels are capable of conducting anti-submarine operations in coastal waters, low-intensity maritime and mine-laying operations, besides sub-surface surveillance and search and rescue operations.
- They are equipped with light-weight torpedoes, anti-submarine warfare rockets, a close-in weapon system, and remote-controlled guns.
