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DRDO, IAF Successfully Flight-Test Indigenous Stand-Off Anti-Tank Missile In Pokhran Ranges

The SANT missile has state-of-the-art MMW seeker that provides high precision strike capability from a safe distance.

New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully tested the indigenously designed and developed Stand-Off Anti-Tank (SANT) missile from Pokhran Ranges in Rajasthan on Saturday, said a statement from the Defence Ministry.

“The test was successful in meeting all its objectives. The advanced guidance, the release mechanism and the tracking algorithms, the avionics with integrated software, performed satisfactorily and tracking systems monitored all mission events,” said the Ministry of Defence.

The SANT missile has state-of-the-art MMW seeker that provides high precision strike capability from a safe distance. This weapon would help in neutralizing targets in a range of up to 10km.

The new Stand-Off Anti-Tank missile has been designed and developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI) in Hyderabad in coordination with other Defence Research and Development Organisation labs and other industries. The Stand-Off Anti-Tank is the third in the series of India-made stand-off weapons to be tested in recent times after the long-range bomb and smart anti airfield weapons to boost the Indian Air Force arsenal.

The indigenous development of various configurations for different applications with the advanced technologies is a firm move towards ‘Atmanirbharata’ in the Indian defence.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the team associated with the mission.

Defence Research and Development Organisation chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy said that the successful flight test of the Stand-Off Anti-Tank missile would help in further boosting the indigenous defence capabilities.   

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