Indian Army to receive advanced Nag Missile System and 5,000 light vehicles in ₹2,500 crore defense deal
The Indian Army will soon get a new consignment of the Nag Missile System. This is an anti-tank missile system, which destroys enemy tanks in the blink of an eye. For this, the Defense Ministry finalized the deal on Thursday (March 27).
A contract has been signed with Armored Vehicle Corporation Limited (AVNL) for the Nag Missile System. This deal was done for Rs 1,801.34 crore. Under this, AVNL will supply this anti-tank missile system to the Indian Army.
Along with this, another big deal has also been done. The Defense Ministry has contracted with Force Motors Limited and Mahindra & Mahindra Limited for about 5,000 light vehicles. This deal is worth about 700 crores.
In this way, on Thursday, in a single day, the central government finalized defense deals worth 2500 crores. Both these deals have been done under the 'indigenously designed, developed and manufactured' category. That is, the missile systems and vehicles to be given to the army in these deals will be developed and manufactured in India itself.
DRDO's Defense Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) has developed the 'Nag Missile System Tracked Version'. It is a state-of-the-art anti-tank weapon system, which is equipped with a fire-and-forget missile and an advanced sighting system against enemy armored vehicles. That is, once this missile is fired targeting the tank, it does not need to be guided later. This missile rests only after finishing the job of the tank.
The Nag missile is capable of working in all weather conditions. It destroys enemy tanks with precision. It has infrared technology, which locks the target before launch. Its range is up to 4 kilometers. This lightweight missile destroys enemy tanks and other military vehicles in seconds. Its first successful test was in 1990. Since then, new technologies have been continuously added to it and the missile system has also been successfully tested with these technologies. Two months ago, a successful test of the advanced technology of this missile was conducted.
