Context: The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed Developed and Manufactured) category for procurement of NAMIS.
About Nag Anti-Tank Missile System (NAMIS)
- Nag Anti-Tank Missile System (NAMIS) is an indigenously developed, third–generation, fire-and-forget missile designed to destroy heavily armoured enemy tanks and other combat vehicles.
- Fire-and-Forget Capability: Once launched, the missile autonomously tracks and engages the target without the need for further guidance.
- Developed by: Defence Research & Development Laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Nag ATGM aims to provide the Indian Armed Forces with a potent anti-tank weapon capable of operating in all weather conditions, day and night.