Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket

The Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket is designed for the Indigenous Rocket Launcher (IRL) of Indian naval ships to enhance underwater combat capabilities. Read more about Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket, Features, Latest News

Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket

Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket  Latest News

Recently, user trials of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) were successfully carried out from INS Kavaratti.

About Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket

  • It was designed for the indigenous rocket launcher (IRL) of Indian naval ships.
  • It was completely built in India. It is an anti-submarine rocket which can combat submarines.
  • It is fired from the onboard IRLs of naval ships.
  • It was designed and developed by the DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory.

Features of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket

  • It has twin-rocket motor configuration to meet a wide spectrum of range requirements with high accuracy and consistency.
  • The ERASR uses an indigenously developed Electronic Time Fuze.
  • A total of 17 ERASRs were successfully test evaluated at different ranges.
  • All the specified objectives of the trials such as Range performance, Electronic Time Fuze functioning and Warhead functioning were successfully demonstrated.
  • Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad and Solar Defence& Aerospace Limited, Nagpur are the Production Partners for ERASR Rockets.
  • With successful completion of User Trials, Indian Navy is expected to induct the ERASR System soon.

Source: PIB

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