Weapon systems of the Indian Navy


The Department of Defence Production of the Ministry of Defence is responsible for the indigenous production of equipment used by the Indian Navy and the other armed forces. It comprises the 41 Indian Ordnance Factories under control of the Ordnance Factories Board and eight Defence PSUs: HAL, BEL, BEML, BDL, MDL, GSL, GRSE and Midhani. The present weapon systems of the Indian Navy are:

Torpedoes

NameOriginTypeWake homingLaunch PlatformsNotes
Whitehead A244-SItalyLightweight; ASW
APR-3ERussiaLightweight; ASWTu-142, Il-38, Ka-28
Type 53-65KESoviet UnionHeavyweight; ASuWPassiveSindhughosh-class submarine; Rajput, Delhi-class destroyers
TEST 71/76Soviet UnionHeavyweight; ASuW/ASWActive/ PassiveSindhughosh-class submarines
AEG SUT 264 Mod 1GermanyHeavyweight; ASuW/ASWActive/ PassiveShishumar, Kalvari-class submarines
DM2A4 SeahakeGermanyHeavyweight; ASuW/ASWActive/ PassiveShishumar-class submarines
TAL ShyenaIndiaLightweight; ASWIl-38, SMART, Surface ships, Submarines
ALWTIndiaLightweight; ASWP-8I
VarunastraIndiaHeavyweight; ASuW/ASWAll destroyers; Talwar, Shivalik, Nilgiri-class frigates; Kamorta-class corvettes; Sindhughosh-class submarines
ShaktiIndiaHeavyweight
TakshakIndiaHeavyweight

ASW rocket launchers

NameOriginCaliber PlatformsNotes
RBU-6000USSR213All active destroyers; Talwar, Shivalik, Niligiri-class frigates; Kamorta-class corvetteDRDO developed Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket has an enhanced of 8900 m as compared to RGB-60 rocket.
RBU-1000USSR300N/A