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India Seeks Anti-tank Missile
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
India has been working since 1990 on its homegrown Nag, a third-generation, top-attack, fire-and-forget missile that uses infrared guidance. The Nag is slated to gradually replace the 2-kilometer-range Milan and 4-kilometer-range Konkurs, both manufactured by BDL under license from France and Russia. So far, about 40 tests of the Nag missile have been conducted. User tests are planned for next year, a hurdle it must pass to enter production, a Defence Ministry official said.
But the new global tender indicates the Nag is not expected to be operational in the near future, said Mahindra Singh, a retired Army major general.
The homegrown Arjun main battle tank, once planned to carry the Nag, has been armed with the Israeli Lahat anti-tank missile.
India has bought small quantities of Russian Kornets and Israeli Spikes and Shipom missiles for testing on Indian armor. å
By VIVEK RAGHUVANSHI
India has been working since 1990 on its homegrown Nag, a third-generation, top-attack, fire-and-forget missile that uses infrared guidance. The Nag is slated to gradually replace the 2-kilometer-range Milan and 4-kilometer-range Konkurs, both manufactured by BDL under license from France and Russia. So far, about 40 tests of the Nag missile have been conducted. User tests are planned for next year, a hurdle it must pass to enter production, a Defence Ministry official said.
But the new global tender indicates the Nag is not expected to be operational in the near future, said Mahindra Singh, a retired Army major general.
The homegrown Arjun main battle tank, once planned to carry the Nag, has been armed with the Israeli Lahat anti-tank missile.
India has bought small quantities of Russian Kornets and Israeli Spikes and Shipom missiles for testing on Indian armor. å