Indian spate of tests includes a missile-assisted torpedo
India successfully tested its SMART stand-off torpedo weapon from a land-based launcher. (DRDO)
India's weapons research agency has conducted tests on a missile-assisted torpedo, short-range surface-to-air missile, extended-range rockets and more.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in India has carried out a spate of recent weapon tests, the most recent of which was its Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART), a stand-off torpedo delivery system.
A two-stage SMART with solid propulsion enjoyed a ‘textbook launch’ from Wheeler Island, Odisha, on 13 December.
The Indian MoD commented: ‘During the mission, full range capability of the missile was successfully demonstrated. The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare capability far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo.’
The containerised SMART was launched from a Tatra 8x8 truck. The DRDO first flight-tested
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