Indian Navy has accepted advanced torpedoes designed by DRDO
COIMBATORE: The advanced experimental torpedo designed by Defence Research and Development Organsiation (DRDO) has been accepted by the Navy.
Its production has been taken up by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) of Hyderabad, A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Controller of DRDO and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace said here on Thursday.
Dr. Pillai told reporters that the advanced light weight torpedo would be used as an underwater weapon by the Navy.
Self-reliance
With this breakthrough the DRDO was reaching a stage of self-reliance in under water applications. It was now looking at heavy weight torpedoes, Dr. Pillai said.
“Work on unmanned vehicles in underwater is under way and is in the prototype stages at the Naval Science and Technology Laboratory at Vishakhapatnam. The vehicle will initially do surveillance work. Later it might be considered for civilian uses too,” he added.
He said most of the naval materials had been indigenised.
DRDO was also in the process of developing a fuel cell that would have tremendous civilian applications.
It could be considered as an alternative to propel cars, he said.
COIMBATORE: The advanced experimental torpedo designed by Defence Research and Development Organsiation (DRDO) has been accepted by the Navy.
Its production has been taken up by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) of Hyderabad, A. Sivathanu Pillai, Chief Controller of DRDO and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of BrahMos Aerospace said here on Thursday.
Dr. Pillai told reporters that the advanced light weight torpedo would be used as an underwater weapon by the Navy.
Self-reliance
With this breakthrough the DRDO was reaching a stage of self-reliance in under water applications. It was now looking at heavy weight torpedoes, Dr. Pillai said.
“Work on unmanned vehicles in underwater is under way and is in the prototype stages at the Naval Science and Technology Laboratory at Vishakhapatnam. The vehicle will initially do surveillance work. Later it might be considered for civilian uses too,” he added.
He said most of the naval materials had been indigenised.
DRDO was also in the process of developing a fuel cell that would have tremendous civilian applications.
It could be considered as an alternative to propel cars, he said.
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