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Pradeep Kumar

20/02/21 10:25 AM IST

Anti-Tank Guided Missile Systems ‘Helina’ and ‘Dhruvastra’

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Joint User Trials for Helina (Army Version) and Dhruvastra (Air Force Version) Missile Systemshave been carried out from Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) platform in desert ranges.

Highlights
  • The missile systems have been designed and developed indigenously by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
  • Five missions were carried out for evaluating the missile capabilities in minimum and maximum range.
  • The missiles were fired in hover and max forward flight against realistic static and moving targets. Some missions were carried out with warheads against derelict tanks. 
  • The Helinaand Dhruvastra are third generation, Lock on Before Launch (LOBL) fire and forget Anti-Tank Guided Missiles that can engage targets both in direct hit mode as well as top attack mode.
  • The system has all-weather day and night capability and can defeat battle tanks with conventional armour as well as with explosive reactive armour.
  • It is one of the most-advanced anti-tank weapons in the world.
Source: PIB

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