Torpedo all set for user trial
The indigenously built heavyweight torpedo, Varunastra, is scheduled to undergo extensive user trials by end 2008 and go into production in 2009. Being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) to counter threats from the sea, Varunastra can be fired against hostile submarines and ships. The DRDO's Visakhapatnam based Naval Science and Technology Laboratory (NSTL) is currently developing the Varunastra.
"We are developing two types of torpedoes. The light weight anti-submarine torpedo is currently under production. The heavy weight Varunastra requires more user trials before it can be inducted into the Navy It will undergo extensive trials by the end of this year and will be ready for production in 2009," a senior NSTL official, who was visiting DRDO facilities in Orissa, told the Hindustan Times. A torpedo, on entering water, performs pre-programmed search patterns, detects and homes in on targets and explodes on impact to destroy/damage them.
A heavy weight torpedo like the Varunastra is fired from a submarine or ship. "This torpedo is wire-guided. In other words, the guidance wire acts as a medium for communication of data between the torpedo and the firing platform (ship or submarine). The wire is also a medium to communicate data to guide the torpedo towards the target during the underwater run," the NSTL official said. "DRDO has developed guidance wire spools for wire-guided torpedoes like Varunastra.
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"We are developing two types of torpedoes. The light weight anti-submarine torpedo is currently under production. The heavy weight Varunastra requires more user trials before it can be inducted into the Navy It will undergo extensive trials by the end of this year and will be ready for production in 2009," a senior NSTL official, who was visiting DRDO facilities in Orissa, told the Hindustan Times. A torpedo, on entering water, performs pre-programmed search patterns, detects and homes in on targets and explodes on impact to destroy/damage them.
A heavy weight torpedo like the Varunastra is fired from a submarine or ship. "This torpedo is wire-guided. In other words, the guidance wire acts as a medium for communication of data between the torpedo and the firing platform (ship or submarine). The wire is also a medium to communicate data to guide the torpedo towards the target during the underwater run," the NSTL official said. "DRDO has developed guidance wire spools for wire-guided torpedoes like Varunastra.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
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