Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) System
03.05.2024
Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) System
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For Prelims: About Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) System, Features, Defence Research and Development Organisation |
Why in the news?
Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) tested a next-generation torpedo release system.
About Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) System:
- It has been designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
- It was launched from a ground mobile launcher from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
Features
- This missile-based mechanism to launch lightweight torpedoes can target submarines hundreds of kilometers away far beyond the conventional range of lightweight torpedoes.
- It will be particularly employed in the absence of other assets for immediate action when an enemy submarine is detected.
- It is the canister-based missile system comprising several advanced subsystems including two-stage solid propulsion and precision inertial navigation.
- It carries an advanced lightweight torpedo missile as a payload along with a parachute-based release mechanism.
- Several state-of-the-art mechanisms, such as symmetric separation, ejection and velocity control, have been validated with this test.
About Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
- It is the premier agency under the Department of Defence Research and Development in the Ministry of Defence of the Government of India.
- It is charged with the military's research and development, headquartered in Delhi, India.
Formation:
- It was formed in 1958 by the merger of the Technical Development Establishment and the Directorate of Technical Development and Production of the Indian Ordnance Factories with the Defence Science Organisation under the administration of Jawaharlal Nehru.
- Subsequently, Defence Research & Development Service (DRDS) was constituted in 1979 as a service of Group 'A' Officers / Scientists directly under the administrative control of the Ministry of Defence.
Source: Indian Express