India, July 22 -- NEW DELHI

The Indian Navy will on Wednesday commission the second locally built Mahe-class anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASW-SWC) Malvan in Kochi, highlighting how the service is advancing indigenisation to emerge as a fully self-reliant force by 2047 when the country marks its independence centenary, officials aware of the matter said on Tuesday.

It will be the seventh India-made warship to be inducted into the navy this year, the officials said. Malvan, constructed by Cochin Shipyard Limited and featuring over 80% local content, will enter service in the presence of Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal AP Singh and Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Sanjay Vatsayan.

The warship's chief roles ...