Nag missile
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 Nag missile with the NAMICA in the background. Picture taken during DEFEXPO-2008. |
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| Type | Anti-tank guided missile |
| Place of origin |  India |
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| Manufacturer | DRDO |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 42 kg (93 lb) |
| Length | 1.90 m (6'3") |
| Diameter | 190 mm (7.5 in) |
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| Warhead | 8 kg (17.6 lb) tandem warhead |
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| Engine | Tandem solid Propulsion (Nitramine based smokeless extruded double band sustainer propellant) |
| Wingspan | 400 mm |
| Operational range |
4 km (7 km Air launched) |
| Guidance system |
Active Imaging infra-red (IIR) seeker, millimetric wave (mmW) seeker (under development) |
| Launch platform |
Nag Missile Carrier (NAMICA) HAL Dhruv Helicopter |
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Nag (Sanskrit: नाग, Nāg "Cobra") is a third generation "Fire-and-forget" anti-tank missile developed in India. It is one of five missile systems developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP).
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[edit] Description
Nag is an all weather, top attack missile with a range of 4 to 7 km. The missile uses an 8 kg tandem HEAT warhead capable of defeating modern armour including ERA (Explosive Reactive Armour) and composite armour. Nag uses Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) guidance with day and night capability. Mode of launch for the IIR seeker is LOBL (Lock On Before Launch). The missile has a complete fiberglass structure and weighs around 42 kg.
[edit] Variants
Separate versions for the Army and the Air Force are being developed. Nag can be mounted on an infantry vehicle.
For the Army, the missiles will be carried by specialist carrier vehicles (NAMICA-Nag Missile Carrier) equipped with a thermal imager for target acquisition. NAMICA is a modified BMP-2 ICV licence produced as "Sarath" in India. The carriers are capable of carrying four ready-to-fire missiles in the observation/launch platform which can be elevated with more missiles available for reload within the carrier.
For the Air Force, a nose-mounted thermal imaging system has been developed for guiding the missile's trajectory. A helicopter launched version will also be available with integration work being carried out with the HAL Dhruv.
Further versions of the missile may make use of an all-weather Milli Metric Wave (MMW) seeker as an additional option. This seeker has reportedly been developed and efforts are on to integrate it into the missile.
A new air launched version with longer range is under development. It's named Helina and will be structurally different from the Nag.[1]
[edit] Status
Nag was successfully test fired for the 45th time on March 19, 2005 from the Test Range at Ahmednagar (Maharastra), signalling the completion of the developmental phase. It will now enter production phase, subject to user trials and acceptance by the Indian Army.
[edit] Specifications
Attack Mode: Lock-on-before-Launch - Top attack
Seeker: IIR cadmium zinc telluride (CdZnTe)
Single-shot hit probability: 0.77
CEP: 0.9 m R.S
