Indigenously developed Nag anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platform

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JODHPUR: In fresh trials, India has test-fired its indigenously developed Nag anti-tank guided missile, which can hit a target upto seven km, from a helicopter at a firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

Three-round trial of helicopter-launched Nag (HeliNa) missile were conducted on Sunday at the Chandhan firing range.

HeliNa is a helicopter-launched version of Nag and has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

"Two of the trials were successful in hitting the target, while one reportedly missed the target," defence sources said.

The missile was aimed at hitting targets at varied distances of upto 7 km.

"Though, the observations are yet to be studied and analysed but this test has brought us closure to the objective certainly," the sources said.

Earlier trials of this third generation 'fire and forget' missile were conducted from the Pokhran firing range and Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur and dubbed as successful.

On July 8, 2013, seeker evaluation trials for anti-tank missile were carried out in hot desert conditions in Rajasthan at Pokhran.

The trials were against both moving and static targets for different ranges of 2.8 km and 3.2 km to evaluate the performance of an improved version of Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker.

While Nag missile has a maximum range of 4 km, the IIR seeker proved to be accurate only up to 2.5 km in extremely hot conditions in the trials conducted earlier.

Sources said the problem with the Nag was its range. Once inducted in the Armed Forces, the HeliNa missile will be integrated with the weaponised version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, the light combat helicopter produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).
Indigenously developed Nag anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platform - The Economic Times

 

[TimeTraveller]

One test failed..................................

 

[Georgeclark]

One test failed..................................

I guess it said 3 missiles were fired and 2 hit the target while one didn't

 

[Mustang06]

there is already a thread on this topic buddy!

 

[TimeTraveller]

I guess it said 3 missiles were fired and 2 hit the target while one didn't

Oh Sorry Sir.............I mean to say One Missile Missed the Target.......

 

[Hindustani78]

Anti-tank missile tested from helicopter platform | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015 - 11:03

Jodhpur: In fresh trials, India has test-fired its indigenously developed Nag anti-tank guided missile, which can hit a target up to seven km, from a helicopter at a firing range in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.

Three-round trial of helicopter-launched Nag (HeliNa) missile were conducted yesterday at the Chandhan firing range.

HeliNa is a helicopter-launched version of Nag and has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).

"Two of the trials were successful in hitting the target, while one reportedly missed the target," defence sources said.

The missile was aimed at hitting targets at varied distances of up to 7 km.

"Though, the observations are yet to be studied and analysed but this test has brought us closure to the objective certainly," the sources said.

Earlier trials of this third generation 'fire and forget' missile were conducted from the Pokhran firing range and Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur and dubbed as successful.

On July 8, 2013, seeker evaluation trials for anti-tank missile were carried out in hot desert conditions in Rajasthan at Pokhran.

The trials were against both moving and static targets for different ranges of 2.8 km and 3.2 km to evaluate the performance of an improved version of Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker.

While Nag missile has a maximum range of 4 km, the IIR seeker proved to be accurate only up to 2.5 km in extremely hot conditions in the trials conducted earlier.

Sources said the problem with the Nag was its range.

Once inducted in the Armed Forces, the HeliNa missile will be integrated with the weaponised version of the Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv, the light combat helicopter produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL).

PTI

 

[Hindustani78]

Ministry of Defence
19-August, 2018 19:52 IST
Successful Flight Test of ATGM ‘HELINA’

Indigenously developed Helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ has been successfully flight tested from Army Helicopter at 1400hrs in the ranges of Pokhran, today. The weapon system has been tested for its full range.The ‘HELINA’ weapon system released smoothly from the launch platform has tracked the target all through its course and hit the target with high precision. Allthe parameters have been monitored by the telemetry stations, tracking systems and the Helicopters.

The Missile is guided by an Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIR) operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. It is one of the most advanced Anti-Tank Weapons in the world.Senior officials from DRDO and Indian Army were present during the mission.

Raksha Mantri Smt Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated the DRDO and the Indian Army on the successful flight test for further strengthening the defence capabilities of the country.