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Nag Fails in User Trials

DRDO's long-delayed Nag anti-tank missile project has suffered yet another setback as its user trials held recently in the Mahajan firing range failed. In the trials held in Rajasthan in presence of senior Lt Gen-rank officers from the Army and top DRDO officials, the modified carrier of the missile called NAMICA also under-performed, sources said. In the trials held at the Mahajan firing range, four Nag missiles were fired of which only one could hit the target whereas the remaining failed to do so due to glitches in the equipment on-board the weapon, they said. Army officials present at the test-firings were not happy with the performance of the missile and have asked the Defence research agency to come better prepared for the trials to be held in the future, they said. The missile has been under development as part of the Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP) initiated in early 1980s. Read More...

DRDO’s Nag ATGM Disappoints Army, Fails To Meet Mission Objectives During Trials

The state-run DRDO as well as the Indian Army have received a major setback as the user trials of the third-generation Nag anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) failed to achieve the desired results. DRDO officials have admitted that the Nag anti-tank missile with its carrier NAMICA have given an underwhelming performance in the Mahajan Firing Range in Rajasthan yesterday. The user trials were witnessed by senior Army officers who have asked DRDO to be better prepared for the next trial. During the trials, four Nag missiles were fired of which only one could hit the target. The remaining failed to deliver accurate results since the equipment on-board the weapon failed to function properly. Read More...

Army to Carry Out Nag, NAMICA Trials

The Army will carry out the last round of trials of the anti-tank Nag missile and specially designed carrier NAMICA on July 2 in the Mahajn desert firing range in Rajasthan. The induction of the land-based 'top attack and fire and forget' Nag missiles was supposed to have been done in 2011 but it was delayed with the Army seeking modifications in NAMICA. Each NAMICA can carry 12 missiles, eight of them in ready-to-fire mode. "We are going to try the NAMICA and Nag for apparently for the last time before their induction into operational service," army sources said to defencenow.com. Read More...

Nag ATGM with a Modified Launch System to be Tested In June

India will be putting to test the Nag anti-tank guided missile and its launch system NAMICA in the deserts of Rajasthan this June. According to Mr Avinash Chander, Chief Controller (Missiles & Strategic Systems), DRDO, the Nag missile, which has a range of four kilometres, would be tested for its full range, two kilometers and a minimum of 500 metres. Besides the missile, NAMICA, the Nag missile carrier built for the Indian Army, will also be put through test in Rajasthan. Read More...

Nag Missile Induction delayed as Indian Army Seeks Changes In Nag Carrier

The induction of the indigenous ‘Nag’ anti-tank missile has hit another stumbling block as the Indian Army has expressed its discontent over the the missile carrier NAMICA (Nag missile tracked carriers). The Indian Army has now sought re-designing of the NAMICA for optimum performance. It has been established that the NAMICA must have enhanced features that will ensure that the NAMICA complements the third generation Nag ATGM.
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