Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR)

About Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ER-ASR):

• It was designed and developed by Pune-based Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE) and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL).
• It is designed to intercept submarines at specific depths.
• It will be deployed in anti-submarine operations and will be fired from an indigenised rocket launcher mounted onboard various Indian naval ships.
• It can be fired in single or in salvo mode depending on the tactical mission requirements
• It has been designed to replace the existing Russian origin RGB rockets which are already fitted in ships.
• While the RGB has a range of five kilometers, the ER-ASR can achieve a range over eight kilometers.
• It consists of two motor propulsion systems which can fire the rocket in Short Range mode and Long Range mode to achieve different range capabilities.

 

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Q1) What are RGB rockets?

The RGB-60 Anti Submarine Rocket is an unguided depth charge fired from RBU 6000 Rocket launcher and it has a warhead mass of 25 kg and is used against the target of submarines.

Source: Anti-submarine rockets developed by 2 Pune labs successfully tested from INS Chennai