Firepower for Indian Navy after 26/11

Updated on: 05 March,2009 10:52 AM IST |
Subroto Roy |

The navy has acquired a composite ballistic launcher that has been developed by DRDO

The navy has acquired a composite ballistic launcher that has been developed by DRDO

Following the 26/11 terror attacks on Mumbai, the Indian Navy is doing all to better its armory. The navy has acquires a composite ballistic launcher that has been developed by the Defense Research Development Organisation (DRDO) in Pune.

AM Apte, director of Armament Development and Research Enterprise (ARDE), told MiD DAY that the launcher had already been tested and would be ready for production in a year's time.

Meant for close-range weapon system, which would be operated from a warship, the launcher can fire from three guns that would be integrated with a computer. Also, the weapon system will have such a might, that it can penetrate special homogenised armoured steel of more than 500 mm thickness.

Demonstrating the components of the launcher, a senior scientist, said, "The launcher has already been supplied to users. However, we attached three more units to it and have tested it for the Indian Navy."

He added that the weapon system could identify its target and fire on its own adjusting the horizontal and vertical movements when remotely controlled from within a cabin.