starwarsworld
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Re: Indian Missile Development and News
Good news but when it will be in oprational and how many look like India now declop more Nag Namica to counter enemy tanks Nag is more far capable to counter tanks it can take any enemy babe out from 3 or 4 km away without watching enemy bay in front of eyes great thing to counter India will be on upper had even one nag take out one enemy baby but it is un able to see infront of eyes so it will be hard to kill Nag Namica for tanks without watching Namica it will be guess work for tanks to kill Namica because tanks fired bombs work on heating and guess work to kill enemy tank or Namica but less chance to kill moving namica and tank need more chance to kill namica and namica fire and forget means one fired nag will sure take out one enemy tank out. It will be great if India increase the range of nag like 30 or 40 km away it will make enemy tanks useless. Looks like the next coming war will be fought with missile and victory will be depand on GPS Missile poweraaaditya said:well finally nag has cleared its user trials.
http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?slug=Anti-tank+missile+prepares+for+induction&id=77393
Anti-tank missile prepares for induction
Sunday, August 14, 2005 (New Delhi):
Nag, the indigenous third generation anti-tank missile with unique striking capabilities and immunity to counter measures, would be inducted in the Army early next year, providing a lethal punch to the force.
"User trials of the missile would commence in November end and the new missile system is likely to be inducted in service after that," top DRDO officials said.
The final trials of the missile were successfully conducted in guided mode with live warhead in March this year, paving the way for defence scientists to signal that the missile was ready for use by the Army.
The Nag would replace the Army's ageing French Milan anti-tank missiles.
Surface version
DRDO scientists said though Nag is termed a third generation missile, it's advanced IIR (Imaging, Infrared) homing guidance system will give it fifth generation capabilities, making it the first of its kind in the world.
Besides incorporating the guidance system, the defence scientists, in a major breakthrough, have developed a "lock-on-before launch capability" for day and night operations of Nag.
The missile in its surface version would be deployed in a Namica-Nag mobile system which will carry 12 anti-tank missiles, making it a very potent anti-tank weapon.
Aerial launch version
The helicopter version of the missile, which gives the weapon a much wider range of operation in the battlefield, was first tested in March 1998 and subsequent tests have also been successful, officials said.
"The aerial launch version of the missile would also be ready for user trials early next year. The missile is being made compatible for use with all choppers in service with the Indian Armed Forces, specially the indigenous Advanced Light Helicopter," they said.
A special feature of the missile, scientists claim is "a special nitramine-based propellant and onboard real time processor and compact sensor package".
Distinctive capabilities
Design work on the missile started in 1988 and its first test was carried out in 1990. Scientists said the missile which has been likened by experts to US army Javelin and Israeli spike anti-tank missiles is one of the only missiles in world to have four distinctive capabilities rolled in one.
The missiles' Imaging, Infrared technology helps in distinguishing a tank from other vehicles accurately.
It has the ability to hit targets at 4 kms, fire and forget features and an on-board guidance system to ensure that the missile hits heavily armoured battle tank from top and inflicts maximum damage. (PTI)
well seems that mmw variant has been dropped maybe india can try and acquire the hellfire's guidance system,the helicopter launched variant has a 6 km range 8 to 16 can be carried on an alh,(though i wish that the nag's range can be increased to 10 kms).
