November 22, 2001
LOK SABHA
'33'
TESTING OF NAG MISSILE
The "Nag" anti-tank missile was test fired on September 1-2, 2001 from Balassore test range. This missile was launched from a tube in programmed control mode. It achieved all the mission objectives of qualifying the control sensor package, electromechanical actuator and smokeless extruded double band sustainer propellant."Nag" is designed to be a third generation, anti-tank missile having ‘top attack’ and ‘fire & forget’ capability for Army on two platforms i.e. Nag Missile Carrier & Advanced Light Helicopter. Nag with above capabilities has a range of 4 km. Missile has entered the guided flight phase which will be followed by user’s trials/production phase.
This information was given by the Defence Minister Shri George Fernandes in a written reply to Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde and Smt Renuka Chowdhury in Lok Sabha today.