User trials of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket successfully carried out from INS Kavaratti
User trials of indigenously designed Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) have been successfully carried out from Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kavaratti.
Caption: User trial of Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket being conducted from INS Kavaratti. (Photo: PIB)
NEW DELHI (BNS): User trials of indigenously designed Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) have been successfully carried out from Indian Navy’s anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kavaratti from June 23 to July 07, 2025.
DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, has designed and developed the ERASR for indigenous rocket launcher (IRL) of Indian naval ships.
ERASR is a fully indigenous anti-submarine rocket used to combat submarine and fired from onboard IRL of naval ships. It has twin-rocket motor configuration to meet a wide spectrum of range requirements with high accuracy and consistency. The ERASR uses an indigenously developed electronic time fuze.
“A total of 17 ERASRs were successfully test evaluated at different ranges. All the specified objectives of the trials such as range performance, electronic time fuze functioning and warhead functioning were successfully demonstrated”, an official statement from the Defence Ministry said.
Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Hyderabad and Solar Defence & Aerospace Ltd, Nagpur are the production partners for the ERASR system.
With successful completion of user trials, Indian Navy is expected to induct the ERASR System soon, the statement added.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy and the Industry involved in the development and trials of the system. He stated that the induction of this system into the Indian Navy will boost its striking power.
Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat also complimented the teams involved in the design and development of ERASR.
DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, has designed and developed the ERASR for indigenous rocket launcher (IRL) of Indian naval ships.
ERASR is a fully indigenous anti-submarine rocket used to combat submarine and fired from onboard IRL of naval ships. It has twin-rocket motor configuration to meet a wide spectrum of range requirements with high accuracy and consistency. The ERASR uses an indigenously developed electronic time fuze.
“A total of 17 ERASRs were successfully test evaluated at different ranges. All the specified objectives of the trials such as range performance, electronic time fuze functioning and warhead functioning were successfully demonstrated”, an official statement from the Defence Ministry said.
Bharat Dynamics Ltd, Hyderabad and Solar Defence & Aerospace Ltd, Nagpur are the production partners for the ERASR system.
With successful completion of user trials, Indian Navy is expected to induct the ERASR System soon, the statement added.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO, Indian Navy and the Industry involved in the development and trials of the system. He stated that the induction of this system into the Indian Navy will boost its striking power.
Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat also complimented the teams involved in the design and development of ERASR.
