Successful check of tank destroyer missile ‘Helina’

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Successful test of tank destroyer missile

New Delhi: India on Monday efficiently test-fired the tank destroyer missile ‘Helina’ via a helicopter. “The check was carried out collectively by a workforce of scientists from Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Indian Army, and Indian Air Force,” the Defense Ministry stated in a press release. and the missile was efficiently fired at a reproduction tank goal. The ministry stated the missile is guided by an ‘imaging infra-red’ ability system. “This (missile) is, without doubt, one of the most superior anti-tank weapons on the earth,” it stated.

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and the Indian Army for the primary achievement via a joint effort. DRDO has efficiently developed a number of anti-tank missiles in its ‘Nag’ vary. The vary of the Nag missile may be wherever between 500 meters to twenty km relying on its launch sort. The velocity of those weapons is about 230 meters per second (828 km/h). The HELINA missile is a helicopter launched variant within the Nag vary. Helena is a third-generation Fire and Forget class anti-tank guided missile.

Successful test of tank destroyer missile

At the identical time, it has a prolonged vary. Its launch system is mounted on HAL’s Rudra helicopter via the Rudrasta twin-launcher system. It can be mounted on HAL’s Light Combat Helicopters. Prior to the improvement, the Nag was speculated to be a ‘fire-and overlook’, lock-on-pre-launch missile.

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