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Detailed explanation-1: -DRDO Varunastra is an Indian advanced heavyweight anti-submarine torpedo, developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL) of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Navy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Varunastra is the first indigenous state-of-the-art heavy weight ship launched anti-submarine electric torpedo designed and developed by Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), a premier lab of DRDO.

Detailed explanation-3: -INS Arnala, Indian Navy’s first anti-submarine warfare shallow water craft (ASWSWC), being built by the Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) Ltd, was launched by Rasika Chaube, Financial Advisor (Defence Services), Ministry of Defence, at the Larsen & Toubro shipyard in Kattipallu, Tamil Nadu, on Tuesday.

Detailed explanation-4: -Q. What is the name of the indigenous anti-torpedo decoy system, that has been induced by the Indian Navy? Notes: The Indian Navy has recently inducted an advanced anti-torpedo decoy system called ‘Maareech’, that has been designed and developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

Detailed explanation-5: -Varunastra can be fired from all ASW ships capable of firing heavy weight torpedoes. VARUNASTRA has been inducted by Indian Navy in 2016.