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- Recently, the DRDO has successfully test-fired a long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo (SMART) off the coast of Balasore in Odisha.
- The missile is launched from a ground mobile launcher and it can cover a range of distances.
About SMART
- The system has been designed to enhance anti-submarine warfare capability far beyond the conventional range of the torpedo.
- The system is a next generation missile based standoff torpedo delivery system.
- It was a textbook launch, where the entire trajectory was monitored by the electro optic telemetry system, various range radars, including the down range instrumentation and down range ships.
- The missile carried a torpedo, parachute delivery system and release mechanisms.
- This canister based missile system consists of advanced technologies — two-stage solid propulsion, electromechanical actuators and precision inertial navigation.
- The SMART system will help India enhance its anti-submarine warfare capability.
Source: TH
