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[[File:Nag with NAMICA Defexpo-2008.JPG|thumb|[[Nag Missile]]]]

'''Nag''' ([[Sanskrit language|Sanskrit]]: नाग meaning ''cobra'') is India's third generation "[[Fire-and-forget]]" [[Anti-tank guided missile|anti-tank missile]]. It is an all weather, [[top attack]] [[missile]] with a range of 3 to 7 km.

The missile uses an 8 kg tandem [[Highhigh-explosive anti-tank]] warhead|(HEAT) [[tandem warhead]] capable of defeating modern armour including ERA ([[Explosive reactive armour#Explosive reactive armour|Explosive Reactive Armour]] (ERA) and [[composite armour]]. Nag uses [[infrared homing|Imaging Infra-Red (IIR)]] guidance with day and night capability. Mode of launch for the IIR seeker is LOBL ([[Lock lock-on Beforebefore Launch]]launch). Nag can be mounted on an infantry vehicle; a helicopter launched version will also be available with integration work being carried out with the [[HAL Dhruv]].

Separate versions for the Army and the Air Force are being developed. For the Army, the missiles will be carried by specialist carrier vehicles (NAMICA-Nag Missile Carrier) equipped with a [[thermographic camera]] for target acquisition. NAMICA is a modified [[BMP-2]] [[infantry fighting vehicle|IFV]] licence produced as "Sarath" in India. The carriers are capable of carrying four ready-to-fire missiles in the observation/launch platform which can be elevated with more missiles available for reload within the carrier. For the Air Force, a nose-mounted thermal imaging system has been developed for guiding the missile's trajectory "Helina". The missile has a completecompletely [[fiberglass]] structure and weighs around 42 kg.

Nag was test fired for the 45th time on 19 March 2005 from the Test Range at [[Ahmednagar]] ([[Maharashtra]]), signalling the completion of the developmental phase. It will now enter production phase, subject to user trials and acceptance by the [[Indian Army]].

Further versions of the missile may make use of an all-weather [[Extremely high frequency|Milli Metric-metre Wave]] (MMWmmW) seeker as an additional option. This seeker has reportedly been developed and efforts are on to integrate it into the missile.

==See also==