Indian Navy Undertakes First Combat Firing of Indigenous heavy weight torpedo ‘Varunastra’

Indian Navy Undertakes First Combat Firing of Indigenous heavy weight torpedo ‘Varunastra’

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Category : Defense Published on: June 10 2023

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  • The Indian Navy and the country's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) undertook the first ‘combat' test-firing of the Varunastra heavyweight torpedo on 5 June.
  • This indigenous HWT will enhance the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities and make it a formidable force.
  • The torpedo was fired from a submarine and successfully hit a target at a range of 40 kilometers. 
  • The test was conducted in the Arabian Sea in the presence of senior officials from the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  • Vizag-based Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed the Varunastra missile system and Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) is responsible for its production.
  • The Varunastra HWT is an electrically-powered torpedo capable of anti-submarine and anti-ship operations. It has a maximum strike range of 40 kilometers and can travel at speeds of more than 70 kilometers per hour at a maximum depth of 600 mts.
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