Navy gets first-ever made-in-India fuze for underwater anti-submarine rockets

Navy gets first-ever made-in-India fuze for underwater anti-submarine rockets

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Category : Defense Published on: March 09 2023

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cThe Indian Navy has received a fully indigenised fuze for an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) underwater rocket, manufactured for the first time by a private Indian industry.
The Indian Navy received for the first time a fully indigenised fuze YDB-60 for underwater anti-submarine warfare (ASW) rocket RGB-60 used from major warships, through a private manufacturer, M/s Economic Explosives Limited (EEL), Nagpur.
Fuze is part of the weapon or ammunition that initiates its function. In torpedoes, the function is to explode.
Fuze may have electronic or mechanical parts. There are different types of fuze namely artillery fuze, hand grenade fuze, aerial bomb fuze, landmine fuze, naval mine fuze, etc. Apart from this, there are time fuze, impact fuze, proximity fuze, barometric fuze, combination fuze, etc.
RGB-60 is a rocket used to hit submarines.
It is 212 mm in diameter and 1830 mm in length.
The range of RGB-60 is 300m to 5,500m. It operates with a two-stage motor. It is charged with Torpex. Torpex is a mixture of RDX, aluminium, and TNT. Torpex is mainly used in underwater firings.

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