New Delhi, February 19

New anti-tank guided missiles (ATGM’s) – one fired from ground and other fired from air – are now ready for induction.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), announced on Friday “the missile systems are ready for induction”. The move comes after user trials were conducted for the Helina (Army Version) and Dhruvastra (Air Force Version). The Helina was fired from a ground station, while the advanced light helicopter (ALH) was used for the other one.

Five missions were carried out for evaluating the missile capabilities in minimum and maximum range. The missiles were fired at static and moving targets. Helina and Dhruvastra are third generation fire and forget anti-tank guided missiles. The system has all-weather day and night capability. — TNS