Anti-Tank SANT Missile
*Why in the news*-
India has successfully flight tested indigenously developed Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) missile from a ground-based platform off Odisha coast.
●It is an air-to-surface missile developed by DRDO for the Indian Air Force.
●It is an upgrade on India’s Helina missile believed to have a range of 7 to 8km.
●The new missile has a range of 15-20 km and is equipped with a new nose-mounted active radar seeker, to help keep the launch platform at a safe distance, to evade defensive fire from the target area.
●The SANT missile has both lock-on before launch and lock-on after launch capability.
●The missile will be inducted after a series of tests from the actual launch platform on-board light combat helicopters and advanced light helicopters.
*Related Information*
*Other anti-tank missiles*
◆The DRDO has developed several state-of-the-art anti-tank missiles in the ‘Nag’ range.
◆These include the Prospina, which is used by the infantry and has a range of up to 4km.
◆The Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), which can be launched from the shoulder.
◆The Helina (Helicopter based NAG) missiles, which are customised for a helicopter-led assault on the enemy’s tanks.
◆The Nag is also a ‘fire and forget’ missile.
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