Supersonic Missile-Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) System

The system, which can be launched from both coasts and warships, was successfully flight-tested from a ground mobile launcher from the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast, according to the ministry.

About the SMART System:

1. Design and Development:
   1. Designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
2. Launch:
   1. Launched from a ground mobile launcher from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
3. Features:
   1. Missile-based mechanism to launch lightweight torpedoes, targeting submarines hundreds of kilometres away.
   2. Particularly employed in the absence of other assets for immediate action when an enemy submarine is detected.
   3. Canister-based missile system consisting several advanced subsystems, including 2-stage solid propulsion and precision inertial navigation.
   4. Carries an advanced lightweight torpedo missile as a payload with a parachute-based release mechanism.

Q: What is the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)?

1. R&D wing of India's Ministry of Defense
2. Vision: Empower India with cutting-edge technologies
3. Mission: Self-reliance in defense technologies and equipping armed forces
4. Successes: Agni and Prithvi missiles, Tejas aircraft, Pinaka rocket launcher, Akash air defense system, radars, and electronic warfare systems.
5. Founded in 1958 from various defense organizations (then already functioning Technical Development Establishment (TDEs) of the Indian Army and the Directorate of Technical Development & Production (DTDP) with the Defence Science Organisation (DSO).)
6. 41 laboratories and 5 Young Scientist Laboratories.
7. Focus on various disciplines like aeronautics, armaments, electronics, missiles, computing, materials, naval systems, and more
8. Projects for development of missiles, armaments, aircraft, radars, and electronic warfare systems

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