Anti-submarine SMART missile system

Why in news?

• DRDO successfully tests Anti-submarine SMART missile system

About the System:

• SMART is a missile assisted release of lightweight anti-submarine torpedo.
• The system was developed by DRDO.
• It helps in extending anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations far beyond the torpedo range.
• SMART, when launched from warship or a truck-based coastal battery, takes off like a regular supersonic missile.
• It covers most of its flight in the air at lower altitudes with inputs from a warship or an airborne submarine target detection system and uses the exact location of the hostile submarine to correct its flight path midway.
• Just when it approaches close enough to the submerged submarine, the missile will eject the torpedo system into the water and the autonomous torpedo will start moving towards its target to take out the submarine.

PRELIMS QUESTION

Consider the following statements regarding “SMART torpedo” system of India: 
1.It was developed by DRDO.
2.It is used primarily to extend the range of Torpedo systems.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2 
(d)Neither 1 nor 2

Answer to Prelims Question