New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Thursday successfully completed the final trial of anti-tank missile Nag using a live warhead at Pokhran Army ranges in Rajasthan. It will now be inducted in Indian Army.
The Nag trial comes after the DRDO tested the helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-Tank Missile (SANT) with beyond 10 km range from Balasore testing range in Odisha on October 19.
The Nag missile system fired from a Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA) can take the targets at ranges of 4 to 7 km and is fitted with an advanced seeker to home on to its target. It is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile which has top attack capabilities that can effectively engage and destroy all known enemy tanks during day and night, according to DRDO.
Developed by the DRDO, the missile has “Fire & Forget” “Top Attack” capabilities with passive homing guidance to defeat all main battle tanks equipped with composite and reactive armour.
The Army needs third-generation ATGMs with a strike range of over 2.5 km to equip its mechanised infantry units to carry them on their Russian BMP vehicles. The Army is currently using second-generation Milan 2T and Konkur ATGMs.
The Defence Ministry in 2018 had cleared the acquisition of 300 Nag missiles and 25 NAMICAs for the Indian Army.
