The indigenously-built third generation anti-tank missile Nag was successfully test fired at Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan.
It successfully hit the target 4 km away during a night trial in the Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan. DRDO used the Thermal Target System (TTS) developed by a defence laboratory at Jodhpur as target for the missile during the test fire of Nag anti-tank missile. Thermal Target System (TTS) imitated the target similar to operational tank. This was possible as thermal mapping from tank to TTS was carried out for generating thermal signature.
About Nag anti-tank guided missile
- Indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
- Nag is a third generation fire-and-forget, anti-tank missile developed in India.
- This anti-tank missile, Nag is equipped with Imaging-Infrared seeker which will help in guiding the missile to its target after its launch.
- Operational range is 500m to 4km (Land version), 7-10km (Air-launched).