Indigenous Nag Missile Carrier test scheduled in July

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Work on Nag anti-tank missile had begun in 1987 and it came to fruition only in 2000. Then the Army and Defence Research and Development Organisation started working on giving it the night capabilities. The development of the missile was complete in 2007 along with Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA). Manufactured by Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) NAMICA was found short on many counts.

The system had failed to perform optimally during its desert trials in 2008-2010 forcing army to seek better system integration. The NAMICA has been reconfigured accordingly and the user trial is scheduled for July 2012. Only after a successful trial the Army will place a firm order of NAMICA. The other launcher system in contention is manufactured by Larsen and Toubro.

The Army has sought following improvements in NAMICA-
1.Reduction of all-up weight to 15 tons
2. Improved reliability of missile launcher platform drive mechanisms
3. Provision of higher resolution Target Acquisition Sight for gunner
4. Enhanced user friendliness in acquisition of Target through reduced offset between sight and missile seeker acquired Target Scene Image
5. Improved amphibious performance
6. Provision of an additional system called “Target Surveillance and Acquisition Sight” for the Crew Commander of NAMICA

defence eXpress: Indigenous Nag Missile Carrier test scheduled in July

 

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offtopic : wtf happened to Akash area defense Missile testing ?