The TAL Shyena lightweight torpedoes. Photo c/o Bharat Dynamics Ltd.





IHS Jane’s reported that India made an initial delivery on early July 2019 of their indigenous Shyena advanced lightweight torpedoes to Myanmar, which is part of a US$37.9 million deal made by the two countries in 2017.





The torpedoes will be used by the Myanmar Navy (MN).





The Advance Light Torpedo (TAL) Shyena anti-submarine torpedo was designed by Naval Science and Technology Laboratory of India’s Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO), and manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). It was first introduced to the Indian Navy (IN) in 2012, and is 2.75 meters long, weighs 220 kilograms, has a 50-kilogram explosive warhead, and can be launched from ships or aircraft.





It is electrically-propelled with a range of 7 kilometers at a maximum speed of 33 knots, with a passive or active acoustic homing guidance system.







