Thursday 16 July 2015

Indigenously developed Nag anti-tank guided missile was successfully tested from a helicopter platform. Test: During the test, three-round trial of helicopter-launched Nag (HeliNa) missile were conducted at a Chandhan firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. The two of the trials successfully had hit the target while one had reportedly missed the target. 

Facts about Nag : 

  • anti-tank guided missile Indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP). HeliNa is a helicopter-launched version of Nag missile. 
  • Operational range: 500m to 4km (Land version), 7-10km (Air-launched). Guidance system: Incorporated with advance Active Imaging infra-red (IIR) seeker.
  •  Earlier successful trials of this third generation missile were conducted from the Pokhran firing range and Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur. 
  • Once inducted into the Armed Forces, it will be integrated with the weaponised version of the Dhruv, an advanced light helicopter (ALH).


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