High-performance torpedo for shallow waters The A244/S Mod 3 torpedo can be launched from any surface platform or aircraft. The acoustic performance of the A244/S in very shallow waters is now supported by an advanced digital signal processor module, to counter the latest and more sophisticated torpedo countermeasures. The introduction of an electronic controller allows a variable-speed propulsion with further advantages in terms of endurance and hitting probability. The A244/S Mod 3 lightweight torpedo (commercialised by EuroTorp) represents the latest upgrade of the worldwide-proven A244/S, a LWT in service with more than 15 navies, designed to counter the threat posed by modern conventional submarines.Ī new and more powerful propulsion battery, with an increased number of cells, ensures a 50% increase in the endurance of the weapon. Lightweight torpedo for the naval industry The company, which mostly employs high degree-qualified engineers, with offices and premises in Livorno, Genova, Napoli and La Spezia, is fully responsible for the design, development, production, integration and customer delivery of its impressive product range, which implements the best of future technologies. Whitehead Alenia Sistemi Subacquei (WASS), named after the inventor of the ‘Torpedo’, Robert Whitehead, has been part of Finmeccanica since 1995.