RGB-60
RGB-60 (Rocket Guided Bomb model 60) is a Russian anti-submarine weapon with a range of 5,700–6,000 m that can function to depths of 500 m. They can be fired from ships in salvos of up to 12 using the RBU-6000.[1]
India has several local versions of the RGB-60. An indigenous version by HAPP and Tiruchi was reported in 2010.[2] In 2012 a version of the RGB-60 was provided to the Indian Navy by Ammunition Factory Khadki with a strike range of 1,500 m.[3] In 2023, a new YDB-60 fuse was delivered.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Friedman, Norman (2006), The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems, Naval Institute Press, p. 756, ISBN 1557502625
- ^ "HAPP, Tiruchi develops indigenous version of RGB 60 for Indian Navy". The Hindu. 18 March 2010.
- ^ Indian Navy receives RGBs and Kavach decoy systems, Kable, May 28, 2012, retrieved 2015-04-27
- ^ Sharma, Soumya (6 March 2023). "Indian Navy receives first indigenous fuse for RGB-60". Naval Technology.