The indigenously-built third generation anti-tank missile Nag was successfully test fired at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
Successful Test
During the test, the missile successfully hit the target 4 km away during a night trial validating enhanced capability of Imaging-Infrared seeker (IIS).
It mainly guides the missile to the target. The main purpose of test to validate Thermal Target System (TTS) was also tested.
TTS had simulated a target similar to an operational tank generating thermal signature. With this successful test Nag missile was now ready for final and pre-induction user trials.
About Nag anti-tank guided missile
Indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
It is fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. 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. It has been incorporated with HEAT (High explosive anti-tank) warhead also the top-attack all-weather fire-and-forget system capable of destroying modern tanks with armoured protection by nullifying their ERA (explosive reactive armour).
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