Maareech ATDS
{{Infobox weapon
| name = Maareech ATDS
| image = Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hands over the Maareech - Advanced Torpedo Defence System developed by DRDO to Admiral RK Dhowan.JPG
| caption = Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar hands over the Maareech ATDS to Chief of the Naval Staff Adm. Robin K. Dhowan
| type = Torpedo Decoy System
| length =
| height =
| diameter =
| is_missile =
| origin = India
| used_by = Indian Navy
| manufacturer = Bharat Electronics
Keltron Controls, Aroor
| Project Director =
| propellant =
| production_date =
| engine =
| weight =
| wingspan =
| speed =
| vehicle_range =
| ceiling =
| filling =
| launch_platform =
| detonation =
}}
Maareech Advanced Torpedo Decoy 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.{{cite web|url=http://indiannavy.nic.in/press-release/raksha-mantri-dedicates-%E2%80%9Chydrodynamic-test-facility%E2%80%9D-nation-and-hands-over-%E2%80%9Cmaareech|title=Press Release - Indian Navy|author=|date=|work=indiannavy.nic.in}}{{Cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=130481|title=Defence Minister Hands Over 'Maareech –Advanced Torpedo Defence System' to Indian Navy: Dedicates 'Hydrodynamic Test Facility' to the Nation|last=|first=|date=|website=pib.nic.in|access-date=2018-02-14}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.garhwalpost.com/article/GupShup/9763/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711072555/http://www.garhwalpost.com/article/GupShup/9763/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-07-11|title=- DRDO – Arming India with Technology|date=2011-07-11|access-date=2018-02-14}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/mareech-torpedo-defence-system-inducted/article7882612.ece|title=Mareech torpedo defence system inducted|date=2015-11-16|work=The Hindu|access-date=2018-02-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}
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 latter through long and ineffective course and prevents them from homing in to the targeted platform with its advanced countermeasures capabilities.{{cite news | url =https://www.drishtiias.com/daily-updates/daily-news-analysis/advanced-torpedo-decoy-system-maareech | title =Advanced Torpedo Decoy System: Maareech |date=
27 June 2020 | website =Drishti IAS | access-date =6 August 2021 }}{{cite news |url =https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/maareech-1593588549-1 | title =What is Maareech Anti-Torpedo Decoy System inducted by Indian Navy?|website =Jagran Josh | date =1 July 2020 | access-date =6 August 2021 }}{{cite news | url =https://delhidefencereview.com/2020/07/03/indian-navy-inducts-drdos-maareech-advanced-torpedo-decoy-system/ | title =Indian Navy Inducts DRDO's Maareech Advanced Torpedo Decoy System | date =1 July 2020 | website =Delhi Defence Review | first =Adreesh | last =Ghoshal | access-date =6 August 2021 }}
Mareech systems is being deployed on all current and future frontline warships of Indian Navy ships.{{cite news |url =https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/maareech-1593588549-1 | title =What is Maareech Anti-Torpedo Decoy System inducted by Indian Navy?|website =Jagran Josh | date =1 July 2020 | access-date =6 August 2021 }}{{cite news | url =https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/indian-navy-inducts-indigenously-developed-anti-torpedo-decoy-system-maareech/story-4BUig8Z17ey8cHHOVXSU6N.html | title =Indian Navy inducts indigenously developed anti-torpedo decoy system Maareech | date =26 June 2020 | website =Hindustan Times | location =New Delhi | access-date =6 August 2021 }}{{cite news | url =https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Kochi/mareech-torpedo-defence-system-inducted/article7882612.ece | title =Mareech torpedo defence system inducted | website =The Hindu | location =Kochi | date = 16 November 2015| access-date =6 August 2021 }}
The underwater arrays for Maareech are being manufactured by KELTRON Controls at Aroor while the system is being integrated by Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL).{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=10 August 2020 |title=BEL upgrades its torpedo decoy system at Maareech facility |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bel-upgrades-its-torpedo-decoy-system-at-maareech-facility/article32318828.ece |access-date=2021-11-21 |website=Business Line |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2024-05-06 |title=Maareech, Indian Navy’s Advanced Torpedo Decoy System, flagged off |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/maareech-indian-navys-advanced-torpedo-decoy-system-flagged-off/article68144929.ece |access-date=2024-05-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}
Operators
See also
- Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena - Indian light torpedo
- S.M.A.R.T (missile) - A hybrid weapon under development by DRDO
- Varunastra (torpedo) - Indian heavy torpedo
- Maricha
References
{{reflist}}
{{commons category|Maareech Advanced Torpedo Defence System}}