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Oct 6, 2011, 04.10AM IST TNN [ Vimal Bhatia ] JAISALMER: The third
generation Nag missile's final
test will be done in Jaisalmer's
Pokhran field firing range
next week. The "fire-and-
forget" missile has been developed by the Defence
Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). <br/>
<br/> Scientists of DRDO and
senior army officers will be
present for the trial. There are some corrections done in Nag
missile's launch pad. The
target-setting of the missile
has also been done in range.
Nag missile was last tested in
July 2010 at the same place. <br/> <br/> Confirming the
tests, a DRDO spokesman said
there are some technical
changes and corrections in the
launch pad as per army
requirements. The army is satisfied with the
performance of Nag Missile.
<br/> <br/> "The missile is
developed by the Defence R&D
Laboratory (DRDL) in
Hyderabad. The army is confident of the performance
of missile. It has budgeted Rs
335 crore to complete the
project," said the spokesman.
<br/> <br/> "The Nag, once
fired, is guided to hit even a fast-moving tank. In earlier-
generation missiles an
operator had to guide it all the
way, often exposing himself
to enemy fire. The world has
just a handful of "fire-and- forget" missiles, such as the
American Javelin, and the
Israeli Spike. The Javelin and
the Spike are lighter missiles
that can be carried by a
soldier. The Nag is a heavier and more powerful designed
to operate from vehicles and
helicopters. As per sources,
that Nag can hit a target in
any climate at any time,
whether day or night. Nag missiles can hit a target within
4 km. <br/> <br/> The optical
guidance system of Nag
makes it virtually jam-proof
unlike infra-red seekers of the
Javelin and the Spike. The indigenous development of an
imaging seeker, a highly
complex and closely guarded
technology, is Nag's biggest
advantage. <br/> <br/> This is
how the missile operates -- it searches for enemy tanks
through thermal imaging
telescopes, visibility is same
for day & night. Locating a
tank, the operator freezes the
missile on to a target, a digital snapshot of the target is
automatically taken, which
serves as a reference image.
As the Nag streaks towards
the target, at 230 metres per
second, the seeker takes repeated snapshots of the
target; each one is compared
with the reference image, and
deviations are translated
through on-board algorithms
into corrections to the Nag's control fins, which steer the
missile precisely at the target.
<br/> <br/> The Nag provides
its operator with another
important tactical advantage.
The plume of burning propellant from the tail of
most missiles gives away its
flight path and allows the
target to get behind cover.
The Nag, in contrast, is visible
only during the first one second of flight, when the
missile's booster imparts 90%
of the momentum; after that,
a sustainer maintains the
missile's speed, burning a
smokeless propellant that is practically invisible. <br/> <br/
> Nag trials were done in on
December 26, 2008, July 3, 2009
& August 3, 2009 and last in
July 2010. Preparations to test
the missile are complete. <meta name="cmsei"
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generation Nag missile's final
test will be done in Jaisalmer's
Pokhran field firing range
next week. The "fire-and-
forget" missile has been developed by the Defence
Research and Development
Organisation (DRDO). <br/>
<br/> Scientists of DRDO and
senior army officers will be
present for the trial. There are some corrections done in Nag
missile's launch pad. The
target-setting of the missile
has also been done in range.
Nag missile was last tested in
July 2010 at the same place. <br/> <br/> Confirming the
tests, a DRDO spokesman said
there are some technical
changes and corrections in the
launch pad as per army
requirements. The army is satisfied with the
performance of Nag Missile.
<br/> <br/> "The missile is
developed by the Defence R&D
Laboratory (DRDL) in
Hyderabad. The army is confident of the performance
of missile. It has budgeted Rs
335 crore to complete the
project," said the spokesman.
<br/> <br/> "The Nag, once
fired, is guided to hit even a fast-moving tank. In earlier-
generation missiles an
operator had to guide it all the
way, often exposing himself
to enemy fire. The world has
just a handful of "fire-and- forget" missiles, such as the
American Javelin, and the
Israeli Spike. The Javelin and
the Spike are lighter missiles
that can be carried by a
soldier. The Nag is a heavier and more powerful designed
to operate from vehicles and
helicopters. As per sources,
that Nag can hit a target in
any climate at any time,
whether day or night. Nag missiles can hit a target within
4 km. <br/> <br/> The optical
guidance system of Nag
makes it virtually jam-proof
unlike infra-red seekers of the
Javelin and the Spike. The indigenous development of an
imaging seeker, a highly
complex and closely guarded
technology, is Nag's biggest
advantage. <br/> <br/> This is
how the missile operates -- it searches for enemy tanks
through thermal imaging
telescopes, visibility is same
for day & night. Locating a
tank, the operator freezes the
missile on to a target, a digital snapshot of the target is
automatically taken, which
serves as a reference image.
As the Nag streaks towards
the target, at 230 metres per
second, the seeker takes repeated snapshots of the
target; each one is compared
with the reference image, and
deviations are translated
through on-board algorithms
into corrections to the Nag's control fins, which steer the
missile precisely at the target.
<br/> <br/> The Nag provides
its operator with another
important tactical advantage.
The plume of burning propellant from the tail of
most missiles gives away its
flight path and allows the
target to get behind cover.
The Nag, in contrast, is visible
only during the first one second of flight, when the
missile's booster imparts 90%
of the momentum; after that,
a sustainer maintains the
missile's speed, burning a
smokeless propellant that is practically invisible. <br/> <br/
> Nag trials were done in on
December 26, 2008, July 3, 2009
& August 3, 2009 and last in
July 2010. Preparations to test
the missile are complete. <meta name="cmsei"
content="cms.next" />
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