Maareech ATDS

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Maareech ATDS
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hands over the Maareech - Advanced Torpedo Defence System developed by DRDO to Admiral RK Dhowan.JPG
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hands over the Maareech ATDS to Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Robin K. Dhowan
TypeTorpedo Defence System
Place of originIndia
Service history
Used by Indian Navy
Production history
Designer Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory
Naval Science and Technological Laboratory
Manufacturer Bharat Electronics

Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System (ATDS) is a torpedo detection and countermeasure system used by the Indian Navy. The system offers a complete solution to detect and locate an incoming torpedo and to apply countermeasures to protect naval platform against torpedo attack. It was developed as a joint project of the Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Kochi and the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam. [1] [2] [3] [4] Bharat Electronics is manufacturing it India. [5]

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Description

It is an anti-torpedo system with towed and expendable decoys. The system is capable of detecting, confusing, diverting and decoying the incoming torpedoes. The decoy helps in exhausting the energy of the torpedo by running the later through long and ineffective course and prevents them from homing in to the targeted platform with its advanced counter-measures capabilities. [6] [7] [8]

Mareech systems has been deployed on all the frontline warships of Indian Navy ships. [1] [9] [10] [11]

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References

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