News Excerpt: 

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the flight test of the Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, situated off the coast of Odisha.

About Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART)

• It is a next-generation missile-based lightweight torpedo delivery system designed and developed by the DRDO and is aimed at boosting the Navy’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
• The SMART missile system comprises a long-range supersonic missile carrier that can travel up to 643 km and has a lightweight torpedo with a range of 20 km and a 50 kg high explosive warhead as the payload.

Features:

• The missile is a canister-based missile system that incorporates several advanced subsystems including:
• Two-stage solid propulsion system, 
• Electromechanical actuators, 
• Precision inertial navigation, 
• A datalink for mid-course updates 
• Terminal homing of the torpedo.
• SMART utilizes an advanced lightweight torpedo payload, deployed using a parachute-based release mechanism.
• The missile was launched from a ground mobile launcher.
• The development of SMART is aimed at countering the increasing deployment of submarines by the Chinese navy in the Indian Ocean region and enhancing India's self-reliance in defense capabilities.