Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) ceremonially launched the first ship of ASW SWC (Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft) project for the Indian Navy at Kattupalli, Chennai.

• ‘Arnala’, the first of 08 x ASW SWC Project, being built by GRSE for the Indian Navy was launched on 20 December 2022 at M/s L and T, Kattupalli, Chennai.
• She made her first contact with the water of the Bay of Bengal at 1040 hrs at the Launch Ceremony graced by Smt Rasika Chaube, Financial Adviser (Defence Services), Ministry of Defence.