Saturday, January 10, 2009

India: Nag Land Version Begins Final User Trials / Nag Uses Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Guidance

India: Nag Land Version Begins Final User Trials / Nag Uses Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Guidance (NSI News Source Info) January 11, 2009: A series of final user trials of the land version of India's Nag (Cobra) anti-tank guided missile started on 25 December 2008 at the Indian Air Force ranges near Pokhran, Rajasthan, with a successful firing against a derelict tank. The missile carried a live warhead and successfully penetrated the tank's armour. Nag was developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. Image: A NAG round leaves the launcher of the Namica tracked vehicle. (Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation)

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