Security News - Aug 3 : DRDO tastes rare success in evaluation trials of Nag Source: The Times of India, TNN, India | 03rd August 2013 timesofindia.indiatimes/india/DRDO-tastes-rare-success-in-evaluation-trials-of-Nag/articleshow/21552750.cms Finally some success has come in the way of Defence Research and Development Organization with "fairly accurate results" during evaluation trials of Nag, a Gen-3 anti-tank guided missile, top DRDO officials said. Actual trials of Nag will begin by early next year officials said, as the trial results of third-generation "Fire-and-Forget" anti-tank missile was satisfactory and previous anomalies rectified, G Satheesh Reddy, director, Research Centre Imarat (RCI) said. He along with officials of Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) were present at Rajasthan for the trials. It was almost a year back, when the anti-tank guided missile, Nag was tanked in its user trials by Indian Army in Rajasthan. The DRDO attributed the failure to high temperatures in the desert where tests were being conducted, bringing the target temperature to same level as that of ambient temperature. DRDO officials while speaking to TOI said these evaluation trials were conducted after integrating the "more sensitive" and "higher resolution" seekers developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI) of DRDO here with Nag. Seekers sense the target by infrared imaging and tracks and guides the missile to the target and destroys it. Reddy further said that so far, the new seekers have been performing well in extremely hot temperatures with equal efficiency and accuracy in hitting targets. Highly sensitive detectors have been placed on missile tip for sensing heat or infra-red signals, he said. DRDO is also working on " Helina", the helicopter or air launch version of Nag in addition to making the future versions of missile lighter. Once developed as per army specifications, other foreign anti-tank guided missiles currently being used and procured by India and those existing otherwise shall be no match to Nag.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Aug 2013 08:49:07 +0000
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