The Black Shark is a heavyweight, dual-purpose torpedo developed by WASS Submarine Systems of Italy, entering service in 2004 with an advanced variant following in 2018. It arms the navies of Italy, Chile, Ecuador, Indonesia, Malaysia, Portugal and Singapore, and India has selected it for future delivery between 2028 and 2030.
Facts
Weapon ClassHeavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo 1 Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Submarine / Naval Vessel 1 In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Black Shark torpedo - Wikipedia
Infobox, Type
Heavyweight dual-purpose ASW and ASuW torpedo
Infobox, In service
In service: BlackShark: 2004-present
service-status
service = BlackShark: 2004-present ; BlackShark Advanced: 2018-present
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
View the SourceWikidata: Black Shark Torpedo
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