DRDO successfully flight-tests supersonic missile assisted release of 'SMART' torpedo

The system, Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) was successfully flight-tested on Monday at 11.45 am from Wheeler Island.
DRDO successfully flight-tests supersonic missile assisted release of 'SMART' torpedo
New Delhi : The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), on Monday, successfully flight-tested supersonic missile assisted release of 'SMART' torpedo. The system, Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) was successfully flight-tested on Monday at 11.45 am from Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha, DRDO said. "This launch and demonstration are significant in establishing anti-submarine warfare capabilities," the Ministry of Defence stated, agencies reported. Congratulating the defence research agency, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that achievement is a major 'technology- breakthrough' for India's capability in anti-submarine warfare (ASW). "DRDO has successfully flight-tested 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 & other stakeholders for the achievement," Rajnath Singh said in a…