Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR)

The Extended Range Anti-Submarine Rocket (ERASR) has successfully completed its user trials, which were conducted from INS Kavaratti from June 23, 2025, to July 07, 2025. This indigenously developed rocket marks a significant advancement in India’s anti-submarine warfare capabilities.

Key Details of ERASR and its Trials:

• Indigenous Development: ERASR has been designed and developed by DRDO’s Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, in collaboration with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and Naval Science & Technological Laboratory.
• Purpose: It is a totally indigenous anti-submarine rocket specifically designed to combat submarines.
• Launch Platform: ERASR is fired from the Indigenous Rocket Launcher (IRL) of Indian Naval Ships.
• Unique Configuration: It features a twin-rocket motor configuration, which allows it to meet a wide spectrum of range requirements with high accuracy and consistency.
• Indigenous Components: The ERASR utilizes an indigenously developed Electronic Time Fuze.
• Trial Success:
  • A total of 17 ERASRs were successfully test evaluated at different ranges.
  • All specified objectives of the trials were successfully demonstrated, including:
    • Range performance.
    • Electronic Time Fuze functioning.
    • Warhead functioning.

(Source: PIB)