29.1 C
Delhi
Thursday, March 28, 2024
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

15 Points To Know About Varunastra: Navy’s New Torpedo

In a significant boost to indigenisation of military, India’s first indigenous torpedo, Varunastra, has been inducted successfully in the Indian Navy.

The indigenous state-of-the-art heavy weight ship launched anti-submarine electric torpedo has been developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the DRDO for the Indian Navy.

A torpedo is a self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead. It is designed to detonate either on contact with its target or in proximity to it.

Here’s all you need to know about Varunastra:

  1. Varunastra is capable of targeting quiet and stealthy submarines, both in deep and littoral waters in intense countermeasure environment.
  2. Having almost 95 per cent indigenous content, it weighs around 1.25 tonne.
  3. The torpedo carries about 250 kg of explosives at a speed of around 40 nautical miles an hour.
  4. The torpedo, which has already been test-fired from ships, will soon be fired from a submarine.
  5. Varunastra has been designed with latest technologies such as high-speed and long-endurance propulsion, software-driven intelligence, conformal array acoustic homing with wide look angle and advanced digital signal processing.Varunastra: Navy’s New Torpedo
  6. The project costs about Rs 10-12 crore per unit.
  7. The torpedo can be launched from Kolkata, Delhi, Teg, Talwar and Kamorta classes of ships.
  8. It has conformal array transducer which can look at wider angles than other torpedos.
  9. It is also having advanced autonomous guidance algorithms with low drift navigational aids, insensitive warhead which can operate in various combat scenarios.
  10. It has a GPS-based locating aid, a unique feature in contemporary torpedoes in the world.
  11. The weapon has completed all environmental qualification tests like shock, vibration, temperature cycling, marine environmental tests.
  12. This made India one of the eight countries to have the capability to design and build such a system. 73 such torpedoes have been ordered by the Indian Navy.
  13. This landmark has put navy in the elite club of navies across the globe that can boast of self-reliance in under water sensors and under water weapons.
  14. The development of such a technology took 11 whole years by the NSTL and they took a year extra as there were many issues since it was being done for the first time.
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img
SSBCrackExams
SSBCrackExamshttps://ssbcrackexams.com/
SSBCrackExams is a comprehensive online platform dedicated to assisting candidates in preparing for the Services Selection Board (SSB) interviews and various other defense-related examinations in India.
spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

LATEST NEWS

- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

RELATED NEWS

spot_imgspot_img
spot_imgspot_img
spot_imgspot_img
Related news
- Advertisement -spot_imgspot_imgspot_imgspot_img

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.