Indian Navy’s Seaking 42B helicopter. Picture Courtesy: @indiannavy
After finishing its first trials in Could final yr, Indian Navy carried out a profitable second trial of its in-house navy anti-ship missile on Tuesday.
The check was a collaborative effort between the Defence Analysis and Improvement Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy.
“#IndianNavy in association with @DRDO_India successfully undertook Guided Flight Trials of #1st indigenously developed Naval #AntiShipMissile frm Seaking 42B helo on #21Nov 23. A significant step towards achieving self-reliance in niche missile tech, incl seeker & guidance tech,” posted Indian Navy on X together with a video.
The video depicted the missile launch from the Sea King 42B helicopter.
In Could 2022, this Naval Anti-Ship Missile Brief Vary (NASM-SR) underwent its inaugural check, fired from a Seaking helicopter of the Indian Navy on the built-in check vary (ITR) at Chandipur off the Odisha coast.
In October, a number of reviews had steered that DRDO was all set to check the much-anticipated long-range anti-ship missile (LRASM), that may improve the Navy’s capabilities, particularly within the realm of ship-based missile programs with prolonged vary.
The reviews added that the missile might have a spread of 500 kilometres which is bigger than the vary of 350-400 kilometres supplied by the supersonic Indo-Russian cruise missile BrahMos.
With inputs from businesses