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india has also developed indihenous torpedos known as shneya light weight torpedo ,which is also known as aet( advanced experimental torpedo),this is a short ranged air launched and small vessel launched light weight torpedo.this torpedo has undergone extensive user trials and has been selected by the indian navy,it i to be produced by the bdl9bharat dynamics limited).From what I've read:
Australia - Mk 48 Mod 6/7 for the collins
Taiwan - SUT (produced by Indonesia) for the hai lungs
Indonesia - SUT/SST-3 for the cakras
Malaysia - blackshark for the scorpene
Singapore - Type 617 and 43X2 for the challengers (rumours of upgrade to blackshark)
Pakistan - ECAN F17 mod 2 for the agostas
China - test 71 and 53-65KE for the kilos, Yu class torps for the locally manufactured subs
India - test 71 incl ME/ME-NK and 53-65K for the sindhughosh (previously SUT mod 1 for the shishumars)
Japan - type 89 for the harushios/oyashios
S Korea - LG K731 Whiteshark/ SUT mod 2s for the changbogos
N Korea - Yu class torpedoes for the romeos
For ASW, Australia currently uses the Mk 46.From what I've read:
Australia - Mk 48 Mod 6/7 for the collins
Taiwan - SUT (produced by Indonesia) for the hai lungs
Indonesia - SUT/SST-3 for the cakras
Malaysia - blackshark for the scorpene
Singapore - Type 617 and 43X2 for the challengers (rumours of upgrade to blackshark)
Pakistan - ECAN F17 mod 2 for the agostas
China - test 71 and 53-65KE for the kilos, Yu class torps for the locally manufactured subs
India - test 71 incl ME/ME-NK and 53-65K for the sindhughosh (previously SUT mod 1 for the shishumars)
Japan - type 89 for the harushios/oyashios
S Korea - LG K731 Whiteshark/ SUT mod 2s for the changbogos
N Korea - Yu class torpedoes for the romeos
If you're referring to the Russian Shkvall, it's a left-over from the cold war developed in the 60's/70's with no guidance, just speed, and assumed to have a nuclear warhead mounted to act as a blind firing weapon, recently the russians have been working on a modified version with a guidance system, alltho i don't see how it's gonna work properly with the amount of flownoise etc. the supercavitating is likely to generate, anyone any ideas on that?Some tv shows that I have watched show the development of a torpedo called "barracuda" with that supercavitation tech. Sounds pretty dangerous for USN carriers.
Training rounds have positive buoyancy, i.e come up to the surface after being used while actual rounds have negative buoyancy, ie sink after running out of fuel. I think training rounds have the possibility to be used for recon. duties, but they must be diverted to a rmote coordinate away from the enemy targets in order not to endanger the submarine. AFter the misson they can be recollected by divers launched from the submarine I guess.Articles about DM2A4 Seehecht say it is possible to use it as a ROV for reconnaissance. However, do the subs also operate system capable of taking the torpedo back to the tube, or is it only for one-off missions? Is the battery rechargeable? Is it possible to further develop it into an AUV? Will the mission bay also hold EO reconnaissance elements or mine neutralization modules?
Anyway, it seems Germans and USN are leading the innovation front in submarine armament.
There is a video on that webpage, for those who like to have a stickybeak.The new heavyweight torpedo, jointly developed by Australia and the US, was fired yesterday during the Rim of the Pacific 2008 (RIMPAC 08) exercise.
Multiple navies are taking part in the exercise off the coast of Hawaii, which featured the planned sinking of a retired US warship.
The MK 48 Mod 7 Common Broadband Advanced Sonar System (CBASS) torpedo is considered the world's premier submarine-launched torpedo.
ex-USS Ray, DD971.What was the name of the target Spraunce class destroyer?
The SeaSprite wasn't really an ASW helo. The real ASW workhorse is the S-70B-2 Seahawk, deployed aboard the Adelaide-class. At the end of the day, the 1405 upgrade for the Seahawk is coming along nicely, regardless of the initial delays.The fact that some navies have neglected their ASW platforms in recent years continues to gob-smack me (Aus Seasprite fiasco for example).
Oh, thank you, much appreciated.ex-USS Ray, DD971.