Indian army successfully test fired Helina – an anti-tank guided missile – launched from a Helicopter at the Pokhran Range, Rajasthan.
About:
HeliNa stands for Helicopter-launched Nag. It is a variant of the land-launched Nag anti-tank guided missile.
It is indigenously developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
HeliNa is designed to be launched from the HAL Light Combat Helicopter, the HAL Dhruv and its armed variant, HAL Rudra.
The Nag missile, and HeliNa, are 'fire-and-forget' missiles (i.e. once locked on to a target before their launch, it is guided by an Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIR) that would help track the target's movements and make changes to their trajectory to ensure a hit).
Anti-tank guided missiles are designed to destroy or debilitate tanks and armoured vehicles.
Present status: The Nag along with HeliNa is also undergoing trials, and is yet to be inducted into the Indian Army (although it has been in development since the 1980s).
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