News: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted trials of India’s indigenous Anti-Tank Missile- Nag Mark 2 at the Pokhran Field Range in Rajasthan.
About Nag Mark 2
- It is an indigenously developed third-generation fire and forget anti-tank guided missile.
- It portrays India’s growing self-reliance in defence technology.
- It has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under India’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP).
- The missile system has demonstrated its firing range by destroying the targets, both within the maximum and minimum range.
- It is expected to have a range of 7 to 10 kilometers.
- The fire and forget technology enables the operators to narrow down on targets before launch and strike with pinpoint accuracy.
- Nag Mark 2 is a versatile weapon system that is capable of neutralising modern armored threats, including those with explosive reactive armor (ERA).
- It is equipped with a High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead that adds to its capability of striking the vulnerable part of enemy’s armored targets.
