Nag Mark 2: India’s anti-tank missile
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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 

NAG Missile System
Source- Indian Express
  • 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. 

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