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India test fires anti-tank Nag missile

Two indigenously developed anti-tank guided missiles Nag were successfully test fired from the Interim Test Range at Chandipur-on-sea, about 15 km from Bhubaneswar on Friday.

According to ITR sources, the missiles were test fired from special containers in a clear sunny weather condition to establish their advanced manoeuvrability and top attack trajectory along with other parameters.

Nag, a third generation heat seeking missile, is one of the five missiles developed under the supervision of Defence Research and Development Organisation's integrated guided missile development programme.

The missile, capable of penetrating most types of armour within four to six km range, can be fired from a helicopter or a tracked vehicle, sources said.

The first missile was launched at around 10.05 am and after assessing its success, a second one was test-fired at 1.10 pm, the sources said.

The top-attack trajectory enables the missile to pop up and hit a target from above. This is particularly significant in the case of anti-tank missile like Nag as the upper parts of a tank are more vulnerable, the sources said.

Five tests of the missile were conducted in 1997 to test the missile's smokeless propellant, tube launch control and controlled flight from an open mobile launcher. Nag project Director S S Mishra along with DRDO scientists from Pune, Hyderabad and ITR were present during the launch.

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