New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission Mahe, the first of the Mahe-class Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai on Monday, an official said.

The ceremony, hosted by Vice-Admiral Krishna Swaminathan, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Naval Command, will be presided over by the Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi, the official said in a statement.

The commissioning of Mahe will mark the arrival of a new generation of indigenous shallow-water combatants — sleek, swift, and resolutely Indian.

With more than 80 per cent indigenous content, the Mahe-class showcases India’s growing mastery in warship design, construction and integration, the statement said.

Mahe will serve as a ‘Silent Hunter’ on the Western Seaboard — powered by s

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