Black Shark Heavyweight Torpedo
Whitehead Div., Alenia Defesa, Finmeccanica (Europe)
Whitehead Division
of Alenia Difesa – a member of the Finmechanica group, presented a
full scale version of its Black Shark dual purpose, wire guided
Heavyweight torpedo, equipped with one of the Astra acoustic head
and a new powerful propulsion system. The Black Shark is also
equipped with an advanced sensor capability, allowing the target
classification function even in very complex and unfavorable
underwater scenarios. This weapon was developed for the Italian
Navy requirements and was later selected to equip the Chilean and
Malaysian Scorpene class submarines and is considered a strong
candidate for the Indian selection, if a Scorpene design will be
selected here as well.
