Balasore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) from Wheeler Island in Odisha coast on Monday.
The full range capability of the next-generation missile-based standoff torpedo delivery system was successfully demonstrated during the test. The missile carried a torpedo, parachute delivery system and release mechanisms, official sources said.
“The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare capability far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo,” the DRDO was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
#WATCH | India today successfully carried out a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) off coast of Balasore in Odisha.
“The system has been designed to enhance Anti-sub marine warfare capability far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo,” DRDO says pic.twitter.com/ZhD34UwuFW
— ANI (@ANI) December 13, 2021
According to officials, the system is being developed to be used by the Indian Navy.
On October 2, various systems of Abhyas and its high-speed expendable aerial target (HEAT) was flight-tested in Chandipur.
