Watch: Indian Air Force Chopper Test Fires Deadly Anti-Tank Missile
NDTV
This is the third in the series of indigenous stand-off weapons to be tested in recent times after long range bomb and smart anti airfield weapon.
India successfully flight-tested the Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from the Pokhran range today, the Press Information Bureau said in a release. .@DRDO_India and @IAF_MCC successfully flight-test indigenously designed & developed Helicopter launched Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile from Pokhran rangesRead: https://t.co/7jhldqk7yHpic.twitter.com/SfZSQ1LipX
The missile has been designed and developed by the Research Centre Imarat (RCI), along with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is equipped with a MMW seeker which provides high precision strike capability from a safe distance. The SANT missile can hit targets at a distance of up to 10 kms.
The objectives of the Pokhran test included release mechanism, advanced guidance and tracking algorithms.