DRDO Successfully Tests NASM-SR - India's First Indigenous Helicopter-Launched Anti-Ship Missile
DRDO successfully tested the Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR), India's first indigenous helicopter-launched anti-ship missile.
Background: India has been rapidly expanding its indigenous defence manufacturing capabilities under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative. DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) is the nodal agency for developing indigenous weapons and defence systems. Anti-ship missiles are critical for naval warfare as they can destroy enemy ships from safe distances. A helicopter-launched variant gives the Navy the ability to engage targets from sea-based platforms.
Why in News: DRDO successfully tested NASM-SR - India's first indigenous helicopter-launched anti-ship missile - marking a major milestone in India's naval defence capabilities and self-reliance in defence technology.
Key Points to Remember:
- Missile: NASM-SR (Naval Anti-Ship Missile - Short Range)
- Tested by: DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation)
- Significance: India's first indigenous helicopter-launched anti-ship missile
- Platform: Launched from a helicopter
- Purpose: To destroy enemy naval ships
- DRDO established: 1958
- DRDO Headquarters: New Delhi
- DRDO under: Ministry of Defence
- DRDO Chairman: Samir V. Kamat
- Initiative: Aatmanirbhar Bharat, Make in India in Defence
- India's Defence Minister: Rajnath Singh
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