New Delhi: India on Monday successfully flight tested the Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo- Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART).
SMART was flight tested from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said: "This will be a major technology breakthrough for stand-off capability in anti-submarine warfare."
Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the success.
He tweeted: " The@DRDO_Indiahas successfully flight tested the Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo, SMART. This will be a major technology breakthrough for stand-off capability in anti-submarine warfare. I congratulate DRDO and other stakeholders for this significant achievement. "
The @DRDO_India has successfully flight tested the Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo, SMART. This will be a major technology breakthrough for stand-off capability in anti-submarine warfare. I congratulate DRDO and other stakeholders for this significant achievement.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) October 5, 2020
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