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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