SMART (missile)

SMART
SMART launched from Integrated Test Range
TypeAnti-submarine missile
Place of originIndia
Service history
Used byIndian Navy
Production history
DesignerDefence Research and Development Organisation
Designed2018–19
Specifications
WarheadHigh explosive in Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena
Warhead weight50 kg[1]

EngineMissile: Two-stage solid rocket
Torpedo: Electric
PropellantSolid fuel + silver zinc battery
Operational
range
643 km (400 mi) + 20 km (12 mi)
Guidance
system
Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with mid-course update via datalink
Terminal: Acoustic homing (active/passive)
Launch
platform

SMART (supersonic missile assisted release of torpedo) is a canister-based, long-range supersonic anti-submarine missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.[2]

  1. ^ Kumar, Abhijeet (1 May 2024). "DRDO successfully tests long-range 'SMART' anti-submarine missile system". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ^ "India successfully tests long-range Supersonic Missile Assisted Torpedo off Balasore coasts". Hindustan Times. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-17.