India boosts anti-submarine warfare, successfully tests 'Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo' system

When China recently launched the first of eight Hangor II submarines for Pakistan at the Wuchang Shipbuilding yard in Wuhan, India moved another step forward to enhance its Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capability by conducting a successful test of the Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system. The Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) system, designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India, is a next-generation missile-based lightweight torpedo delivery mechanism. According to a report, the SMART system to launch lightweight torpedoes can target submarines hundreds of kilometres away — far beyond the conventional range of […] #Asia #Government
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