Featured DRDO has successfully flight-tested Supersonic Missile assisted release of Torpedo (SMART)

[kris]

Detecting a submarine at that distance will be challenge, unless its a network centric system with a drone deploying a sonobuoy and the nearest warship deploying this 'torpedo'.

Very precisely put. This missile probably is useful as a last stop measure

 

[Osiris]

This weapons has no tactical or strategic use, the guidance for something 650km is not viable another brain fart.

You don't need to use it at it max range.

You can use this anti submarine missile at maximum range of your Ship borne sensors or air borne(both fixed wing and rotary wing) ASW aircraft sensors.

For example a frigate armed with SMART torpedoes and an ASW chopper, detects an enemy submarine 300 nautical miles from its position, using ASW chopper.

It can simply launch SMART torpedoes at the submarines co-ordinates, while staying well out of submarine's missile and torpedo range, as well its sensor range.

 

[rent4country]

You don't need to use it at it max range.

You can use this anti submarine missile at maximum range of your Ship borne sensors or air borne(both fixed wing and rotary wing) ASW aircraft sensors.

For example a frigate armed with SMART torpedoes and an ASW chopper, detects an enemy submarine 300 nautical miles from its position, using ASW chopper.

It can simply launch SMART torpedoes at the submarines co-ordinates, while staying well out of submarine's missile and torpedo range, as well its sensor range.

Or use P8I- submarine killer, which can track, detect, and relay positions of multiple submarines too. The only question is, what is the percentage of a guaranteed kill/no escape zone as the distances grow.

 

[FuturePAF]

So you will need a surface ships guarding the submarines from these missile assisted torpedoes, giving away ,their approximate position and pretty much defeating the submarines primary purpose of being lone, silent, hunter killers.

The bastion model is to protect a sector of sea under which the submarines (specially the Ballistic missile boats) can operate. The soviets employed it with their Northern fleet to create an area to have a second strike force operate with some level of protection.

boomers obviously went out past this bastion, and nearly all attack boats went outside of this bastion to hunt, but it was a fall back position to operate from.

The threat of P-8’s and other ASW assets will need to be countered if the navy is to use the right tactics to keep the Indians guessing. A modest force of destroyers with long range air defense missiles will make the enemy have to use more and more assets to increase their probability of detecting our subs. 4-6 Destroyers and a couple of Naval Air Force Fighter Squadrons could be sufficient enough to accomplish this; especially if in the Type 052D class. You have to admit that would complicate ASW when the IN will be preoccupied with ASuW and A2A engagements.

 

[Osiris]

The bastion model is to protect a sector of sea under which the submarines (specially the Ballistic missile boats) can operate. The soviets employed it with their Northern fleet to create an area to have a second strike force operate with some level of protection.

boomers obviously went out past this bastion, and nearly all attack boats went outside of this bastion to hunt, but it was a fall back position to operate from.

The threat of P-8’s and other ASW assets will need to be countered if the navy is to use the right tactics to keep the Indians guessing. A modest force of destroyers with long range air defense missiles will make the enemy have to use more and more assets to increase their probability of detecting our subs. 4-6 Destroyers and a couple of Naval Air Force Fighter Squadrons could be sufficient enough to accomplish this; especially if in the Type 052D class. You have to admit that would complicate ASW when the IN will be preoccupied with ASuW and A2A engagements.

You speak of resources, which are beyond the reach of Pakistan Navy.

A Navy which has zero destroyers and has never operated a real destroyer(just frigates, reclassified as destroyers) certainly can not deploy 6 of them to protect its submarines.

Besides has type 52 D ever been able shoot down a hypersonic quassi ballistic missile ?

 

[Water Car Engineer]

It's a cool concept for sure. The next-next gen variant of IN ships will need to have VLS holding a variety of missiles.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Distances of 650Km listed can be achieved. You have our P8I which is a submarine hunter and can relay positions of multiple submarines if it chooses to not engage itself and neutralize it. In the future, you will posses drones capable of search, track, and relay too.

Exactly, Drones and maritime patrol aircrafts can cover a vast area of ocean surface.

 

[Skull and Bones]

Next step for DRDO is to develop an anti ship variant of Shaurya missile, with ballistic launch phase, followed by hypersonic glide phase to the target surface vessel.

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

IF succeed it will be a direct counter to SLCM capability of Pakistan, we should keep in mind in combinations of P-8i theoretically this appear effective solution ...

Further we must keep in mind IN has DATA sharing agreements with US and some other Navies ...

How will it counter SLCM of Pakistan?

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

Distances of 650Km listed can be achieved. You have our P8I which is a submarine hunter and can relay positions of multiple submarines if it chooses to not engage itself and neutralize it. In the future, you will posses drones capable of search, track, and relay too.

How will P8I integrate with Missile command

 

[TheSnakeEatingMarkhur]

So you will need a surface ships guarding the submarines from these missile assisted torpedoes, giving away ,their approximate position and pretty much defeating the submarines primary purpose of being lone, silent, hunter killers.

Dont worry about our subs... Hangoor is great example for indians to learn... 3 days exransive search and it still managed to stay hidden...

 

[Osiris]

How will it counter SLCM of Pakistan?

Theoretically..If a Pakistani Agosta submarine armed with 450 Km Babur 3 SLCM can be intercepted and destroyed 650 km from its target.

Then it would never get to launch it's missile, and Pakistan's only second strike nuclear deterant gets neutralized.

 

[Osiris]

Dont worry about our subs... Hangoor is great example for indians to learn... 3 days exransive search and it still managed to stay hidden...

And Ghazi is a great example, not all submarine can remain hidden.

 

[HRK]

How will it counter SLCM of Pakistan?

bhai jaan it could pose threat to our submarine which will carry Submarine Launched Cruise Missile which as of now have limited range ....

 

[TNT]

Indians would do nagan dance as usual, even one here calls it game changer lolz. Each and every weapon india have is a game changer.