Successful test of Anti-Tank Missile ‘Nag’

DRDO successfully test fires Nag missile

Question- ‘Nag’ is a …
(a) Surface to air missile
(b) Surface to surface missile
(c) Anti-tank missile.
(d) None of the above.
Ans: (c)
Related facts:-

  • On June 13, 2017, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) successfully tested the indigenously built Anti-Tank Missile ‘Nag’ in a desert area of western sector of Rajasthan.
  • This is a third-generation missile in the ‘Fire and forget’ category, which is equipped with advanced imaging infrared radar.
  • It is one of the five missile systems developed by DRDO under integrated guided missile development program (IGDP).
  • The other four missiles developed under this program are ‘Agni’, ‘Akash, Trishul’ and ‘Prithvi’, respectively.
  • The missile was developed at a cost of US $ 46.6 million.

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