India’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 19 July that the locally developed Nag (Snake) anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is ready to enter series production after the Indian Army (IA) successfully completed summer user trials with the ‘third-generation’ fire-and-forget weapon.
“Completion of summer user trials will now pave the way for production and induction of the missile system into the army,” said the MoD in a statement from the Indian government’s Press Information Bureau (PIB), adding that New Delhi had already granted ‘acceptance of necessity’ in April 2018 to fast-track the procurement of the ATGM.Read More…