’Varunastra’ - torpedo
Q. What is ’Varunastra’?- Published on 30 Jun 16a. A torpedo
b. A novel rain water harvesting technique
c. A air to surface missile
d. Mechanism devised to cause artificial rain
ANSWER: A torpedo
- The ‘Varunastra – a Ship Launched Heavy Weight Torpedo’, also known as underwater missile, is an advanced heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo of India, developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory of the DRDO for the Indian Navy.
- This torpedo can achieve speeds in excess of 40 knots and is powered by an electric propulsion system with multiple 250 KWs Silver Oxide Zinc (AgOZn) batteries.
- Varunastra, a versatile naval weapon which can be fired from the Rajput class destroyers, Delhi class and all future Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) ships capable of firing heavy weight torpedoes and is capable of targeting quiet and stealthy submarines both in deep and littoral waters even in intense countermeasure atmosphere.
