{"id":153222,"date":"2021-12-14T18:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=153222"},"modified":"2021-12-14T18:59:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:29:16","slug":"india-successfully-launches-supersonic-missile-assisted-torpedo-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/india-successfully-launches-supersonic-missile-assisted-torpedo-system\/","title":{"rendered":"India successfully launches Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has successfully <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo(SMART) from Wheeler Island in Odisha.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>What is the SMART System?<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Torpedoes, self-propelled weapons that travel underwater to hit a target, are limited by their range. To overcome that, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed the SMART system.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This SMART system comprises a mechanism by which the torpedo is launched from a supersonic missile system with modifications that would take the torpedo to a far longer range than its own.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, a torpedo with a range of a few kilometres can be sent a distance to the tune of 1000 km by the missile system from where the torpedo is launched.<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/drdo-indian-air-force-successfully-flight-test-indigenous-stand-off-anti-tank-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DRDO &amp; Indian Air Force successfully flight-test indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><b>Features of SMART System<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><b>Firstly,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it is a canister-based missile system.\u200b\u200b Canisterisation of missiles reduces the time required to launch the missile while improving its storage and mobility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Secondly<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it consists of advanced technologies <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">viz.<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two-stage solid propulsion, electro-mechanical actuators and precision inertial navigation.<\/span><\/p>\n<h5><b>Significance of SMART System<\/b><\/h5>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will enhance the anti-submarine warfare capability of the Indian Navy far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moreover, this will promote self-reliance in defence, harnessing of expertise and capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This post is based on the following articles\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201c<\/b><b>India successfully launches Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo System<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>Business Standard <\/b>on <b>14th December 2021.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Supersonic missile assisted torpedo system successfully launched from Wheeler Island in Odisha<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>PIB <\/b>on <b>13th December 2021.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>\u201c<\/b><b>Supersonic missile-assisted torpedo system successfully launched: DRDO<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in<\/span><b> The Hindu <\/b>on <b>14th December 2021.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the News? India has successfully test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo(SMART) from Wheeler Island in Odisha. What is the SMART System? Torpedoes, self-propelled weapons that travel underwater to hit a target, are limited by their range. To overcome that, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed the SMART system. 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