Nag missile hits bull’s eye with modified seeker

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According to DRDO scientists, the trial validated the enhanced 4-km range of the imaging-infrared seeker, which guides the missile to the target after launch. File Photo

The indigenously-built third generation, fire-and-forget anti-tank missile, Nag, scored a “bull’s eye” and successfully hit the target 4 km away during a night trial in the Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, last week.

During the test, the Thermal Target System (TTS) developed by a defence laboratory at Jodhpur was used as target for the missile, which is in the final user configuration. TTS simulated a target similar to an operational tank as thermal mapping from tank to TTS was carried out for generating thermal signature.

According to scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the trial validated the enhanced 4-km range capability of Imaging-Infrared seeker, which guides the missile to the target after its launch. The scientists said multi-purpose mission exercises were carried out for improving the system. With the modified seeker achieving requisite range capability, the scientists said the Nag missile was now ready for final, pre-induction user trials.

Director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory, (DRDL) K. Jayaraman said the final user trials would be conducted in different conditions in summer and winter this year. Using HEAT (High explosive anti-tank) warhead, the top-attack all-weather fire-and-forget system is capable of destroying modern tanks with armoured protection by nullifying their ERA (explosive reactive armour).
source- Anti-tank Nag missile hits the bull’s eye with modified seeker - The Hindu

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Latest launcher design

Seeker

 

[migflug]

Can't they test simultaneously in different condition. India is not a small country to wait for 6 months for each specific weather.

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Key Words

1. imaging-infrared seeker
   
2. enhanced 4-km range
   
3. night trial in the Mahajan Field Firing Range
4. multi-purpose mission exercises were carried out for improving the system
5. final user trials would be conducted in different conditions in summer and winter this year
6. HEAT (High explosive anti-tank) warhead, to counter ERA
   

A very solid development.. Great news...

@Water Car Engineer : The fourth pic of seeker - Is it developed by VEM technologies? the background has VEM name so i am guessing it could be VEM technologies (bcz they do make IIR seekers but not sure if Nag has them)

 

[Water Car Engineer]

@Water Car Engineer : The fourth pic of seeker - Is it developed by VEM technologies? the background has VEM name so i am guessing it could be VEM technologies (bcz they do make IIR seekers but not sure if Nag has them)

Developed by DRDO, manufactured VEM, yes.

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Developed by DRDO, manufactured VEM, yes.

Thank you Sir for the info..

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Thank you Sir for the info..

Of late, there has been a lot of co-operation between DRDO and private firms like this. Other example VEM produces from DRDO -

Anti Ballistic Missile interceptor seeker

CLGM Seeker

And probably Helina's millimeter wave seeker


gathered by TRISHUL

 

[PARIKRAMA]

Of late, there has been a lot of co-operation between DRDO and private firms like this. Other example VEM produces from DRDO -

Anti Ballistic Missile interceptor seeker

CLGM Seeker

And probably Helina's millimeter wave seeker


gathered by TRISHUL

Its good to see Pvt sector stepping in and successfully manufacturing required systems/sub systems parts for DRDO projects. THis goes in to show how slowly we are transforming our MIC capability and reach...

As usual Trishul does carry lots of information.. One of the oldest blog with sea of information.. Prasun K Sengupta.. hats off for sharing such information with all of us..

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Yes, several recent examples -

Arjun Mark 2's FCC by TATA Power SED

Subsystems for UTTAM AESA by Astra

VEM producing tank commander sights

Data Patterns producing newly developed Brahmos X Band Sar seeker

I can keeping on with new developments.

Now DRDO will be graduating them to whole system integrators, with talks of Rustom 2 and new 155mm/52cal artillery, etc. Also talks of modules of Tejas and AMCA as well.

It's definitely a good trend.

 

[#hydra#]

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According to DRDO scientists, the trial validated the enhanced 4-km range of the imaging-infrared seeker, which guides the missile to the target after launch. File Photo

The indigenously-built third generation, fire-and-forget anti-tank missile, Nag, scored a “bull’s eye” and successfully hit the target 4 km away during a night trial in the Mahajan Field Firing Range, Rajasthan, last week.

During the test, the Thermal Target System (TTS) developed by a defence laboratory at Jodhpur was used as target for the missile, which is in the final user configuration. TTS simulated a target similar to an operational tank as thermal mapping from tank to TTS was carried out for generating thermal signature.

According to scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the trial validated the enhanced 4-km range capability of Imaging-Infrared seeker, which guides the missile to the target after its launch. The scientists said multi-purpose mission exercises were carried out for improving the system. With the modified seeker achieving requisite range capability, the scientists said the Nag missile was now ready for final, pre-induction user trials.

Director of Defence Research and Development Laboratory, (DRDL) K. Jayaraman said the final user trials would be conducted in different conditions in summer and winter this year. Using HEAT (High explosive anti-tank) warhead, the top-attack all-weather fire-and-forget system is capable of destroying modern tanks with armoured protection by nullifying their ERA (explosive reactive armour).
source- Anti-tank Nag missile hits the bull’s eye with modified seeker - The Hindu

So finally we achieved the goal,an in house fire & forget missile with 4+ kilometer range. This time army should induct it large numbers.

 

[Mirza Jatt]

refreshing news.

 

[DavidSling]

Good development, keep it going India

 

[Mrc]

I have childhood meomories of reading in a print news paper that india is dwveloping nag missile... this was before the age of computers....
How long this miasile has taken (so far)???

 

[Robinhood Pandey]

Good news for Rustam project

 

[jaiind]