India flight-tests missile-assisted torpedo release system
Balasore (Odisha):Â India on Wedensday successfully flight-tested the supersonic missile-assisted release of torpedo (SMART), arine warfare system, from an island off the Odisha coast, a defence official said.
The system was launched around 8.30 am from the ground mobile launcher.
Several state-of-the-art mechanisms such as symmetric separation, ejection and velocity control have been validated in this test, the defence official said.
SMART is a next-generation missile-based light-weight torpedo delivery system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to enhance the anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy far beyond the conventional range of lightweight torpedo, he added.
