Weapon of Water: India gets its first indigenous torpedo, Varunastra

[Kraitcorp]

New Delhi: Working as a major boost for India’s defence and a huge step towards ‘Make in India’, Varunastra, India’s first indigenous torpedo, has been launched.

Having almost 95% indigenous content, Varunastra is capable of targeting quiet and stealthy submarines, both in deep and littoral waters in intense countermeasure environment.

Developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), a premier lab of DRDO, Varunastra torpedo is an indigenous state-of-the-art heavy weight ship launched anti-submarine electric torpedo.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will formally hand over the torpedo to the Indian Navy today.

73 such torpedoes have been ordered by the Indian Navy.

http://www.newsx.com/national/33794...-gets-its-first-indigenous-torpedo-varunastra

 

[AMCA]

Its a great news and a boost to make in india. But varunastra is not the first to get inducted but a torpedo named TAL shyena.

 

[Kraitcorp]

Its a great news and a boost to make in india. But varunastra is not the first to get inducted but a torpedo named TAL shyena.

To be precise its the first Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo. TAL shyena is in light weight category.

 

[AMCA]

To be precise its the first Indigenously-built heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo. TAL shyena is in light weight category.

Exactly. So called defence journalists in the media have no clue about defence.

 

[Hulk]

Exactly. So called defence journalists in the media have no clue about defence.

Can someone help us understand what value this brings. What does this means in laymen terms. Capability bridge or cost saving etc.

 

[Sensei]

Can someone help us understand what value this brings. What does this means in laymen terms. Capability bridge or cost saving etc.

It brings in decent capability and can be configured to fire from any submarine platform IN will operate now or in future irrespective of the origin

 

[chanikya]

Bro, the first pic is not of Varunastra it is F21 blackshark torpedo @Kraitcorp

 

[Kraitcorp]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1129397207138333

An Indian Navy Rajput Class Destroyer "INS Ranvijay" test firing the newly inducted, indigenously developed heavy weight advanced torpedo Varunastra from her silo.