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The AEG SUT 264 is a German dual-purpose 21 inch heavyweight wire-guided torpedo produced by Atlas Elektronik, which entered service in 1980.[1][2][3] The torpedo is primarily produced for export and has been sold to numerous countries.[4][2]
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Description
SUT stands for Surface and Underwater Target.[5] It is a dual-purpose weapon that can be launched from surface ships, submarines, and shore positions.[6]
Mod 2
The SUT Mod 2 has as special feature that it can send additional data, including audio, from the homing head back to the vessel it launched from.[2] It has been compared favorably to the Chinese Yu-4 and Yu-6.[7]
Production
In 1986 Indonesia signed a contract to obtain a license for long-term indigenous production of the SUT torpedo.[1][2] A production line was set up in Indonesia with the cooperation of the Indonesian Navy and Indonesian Aerospace.[citation needed] Taiwan received 200 torpedoes from this production line in 1998.[8]
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Chile
In 2004 the Chilean Scorpène-class submarine O'Higgins fired a SUT while running at depth during its acceptance tests off Lorient, France.[9]
India
In 2013 OEM Atlas Elektronik was contracted to upgrade the 64 SUTs remaining in Indian service.[10]
The SUT was the first torpedo fired by the Kalvari-class submarine because of a lack of procurement of planned heavyweight torpedoes.[6] A planned purchase of Black Shark torpedoes fell through because their manufacturer Finmeccanica was blacklisted by the Indian government for procurement corruption.[11]
Taiwan
The SUT was originally procured along with the two Hai Lung-class submarines.[12] The torpedoes were procured from the Indonesian production line. In addition to money Taiwan exchanged landing craft and 100,000 tons of rice for the torpedoes.[3]
On September 4, 2003 a war shot SUT fired by a submarine during the Hankuang No. 19 training exercise broke its control wires and went out of control. The torpedo was recovered four hours later from a Yilan County beach. Representatives of the manufacturer traveled to Taiwan to participate in the incident investigation.[13] On October 8 the Navy tested a second torpedo with satisfactory results. On October 14 the Navy held a full test in Pingtung County, the first torpedo experienced similar problems to the one on September 4 but the issue was resolved and a second torpedo successfully destroyed the target, a decommissioned Yang-class destroyer.[14]
In 2010 the Taiwanese Navy offered a reward to local fishermen for the recovery of a training SUT lost during an exercise.[15] The SUT will be replaced by the Mk 48 torpedo in Taiwanese service.[16]
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