Varunastra (Torpedo)
| Varunastra | |
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| Type | Heavy Weight Torpedo |
| Place of origin |
 India |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Indian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, DRDO |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Number built | 3(prototypes) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1500 kg[1] |
| Length | 7-8 metres |
| Diameter | 533 mm |
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| Warhead | high explosive |
| Warhead weight | 250 kg [2] |
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| Engine | Electric |
| Maximum depth | 400 metres[2] |
| Speed | 40 knots[2] |
Guidance system | wire-guided, active-passive acoustic homing |
Launch platform | submarines |
The Varunastra is an advanced heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo of India, developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory of the DRDO for the Indian Navy.
This torpedo can achieve speeds in excess of 40 knots and is powered by an electric propulsion system with multiple 250 KWs Silver Oxide Zinc (AgOZn) batteries.[3]
Varunastra has completed user trials and was to be inducted into the Indian Navy in March 2016.[4]
References
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/varunastra-to-undergo-evaluation-trials-soon/article5737344.ece
- 1 2 3 http://www.frontline.in/static/html/fl2905/stories/20120323290509800.htm
- ↑ http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories3130_Indian_navy_ships_rely_on_DRDO_technology.htm
- ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/visakhapatnam/Indigenous-innovations-at-Maritime-expo/articleshow/50861751.cms
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