NAG Variants- Helina and Dhruvastra

Nag is a third-generation, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by India’s state-owned Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
The Nag missile has been indigenously developed under the Indian Ministry of Defence’s Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme (IGMDP), which also involved the development of four other missiles that are Agni, Akash, Trishul and Prithvi.
The missile possesses a high single-shot kill probability.
It is designed to destroy modern main battle tanks and other heavily armoured targets
It has the capability to engage both static and moving targets
It can engage targets under all weather conditions with day and night capabilities and with a minimum range of 500m and maximum range of 20 km.
Nag can be launched from land and air-based platforms.
It uses an imaging infrared seeker in lock-on-before-launch mode.

Prospina (500m- 4km) the land version meant for infantry, can be launched from a tracking-cum-launch vehicle known as NAMICA (Nag Missile Carrier)
HeliNa (7- 10km) is a helicopter-launched version of NAG with an extended range. The launch system is mounted on HAL “Rudra” helicopter using “Rudrastra” twin-launcher system, Dhruv advanced light helicopter (ALH) (a variant called Dhruvastra) and HAL Light Combat Helicopters. The launch system is used by both Indian Army and Air Force.
Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM): This version is lighter in comparison to other variants and can be launched from the shoulder. It has a strike range of 2.5 km.

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

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