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DRDO and Indian Navy Successfully Conduct Flight Trials of First-of-its-Kind 'NASM-SR' in Odisha.

Science and Technology | Dated: 28 Feb 2025

On 25 February 2025, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), in collaboration with the Indian Navy (IN), successfully conducted flight trials of the first-of-its-kind, indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR).

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • - The tests were carried out at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) located at Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, with the missile being launched from the Indian Navy's (IN) Sea King 42B Helicopter.
  • - This missile is set to replace the Sea Eagle missiles currently in use by the IN.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • (i) The NASM-SR demonstrated its Man-in-Loop feature, allowing human intervention during the missile's operation.The NASM-SR demonstrated its Man-in-Loop feature, allowing human intervention during the missile's operation.
  • (ii) The missile was launched in Bearing-only Lock-on after Launch (LOAL) mode, initially guided by a broad target direction and then precisely hitting a smaller target.
  • (iii) The missile successfully targeted and hit a small ship at its maximum range of 50 kilometers (km) while operating in sea-skimming mode.

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

Recently, DRDO and the Indian Navy successfully conducted flight trials of which missile in Odisha?

Correct Answer: NASM-SR

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About DRDO

  • Chairman: Dr. Samir Vankatpati Kamat
  • Headquarters : New Delhi