Unmanned underwater vehicles being developed by DRDO

Unmanned underwater vehicles being developed by DRDO

Coimbatore, PTI:

The Naval Science Laboratory at Visakhapatnam has developed the technology and is in the process of making prototype of 'unmanned underwater vehicle',(UUV), Dr A Sivathunu Pillai, Chief Controller of Research and Development, DRDO, said.

The Naval Science Laboratory at Visakhapatnam is developing 'unmanned underwater vehicles,' (UUV) for carrying out surveillance in the sea, a top DRDO official said today.

With India moving fast to become self-reliant in underwater technology," the laboratory has developed the technology and is in the process of making prototype of UUV," Dr A Sivathunu Pillai, Chief Controller of Research and Development, DRDO, told reporters here.

The vehicles would be of much use for the Indian Navy for surveillance under the sea and also to trace and send signals about the presence of any submarine, ship and other objects deployed by the enemy, Pillai said.

Similarly, the Indian Navy has accepted the newly developed Advanced Experimental Torpedo 'TAL,' to hit targets under the sea, Pillai said, adding Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics Ltd, would commence its production soon.

TAL is capable of locating the underwater target with its homing device, hit and destroy it, he said. With DRDO already delivering Advanced Underwater Mines to the Navy, India is reaching a stage of self-reliance in underwater technology, Pillai said.