The Union Defence Ministry on March 27 signed contracts worth ₹2,500 crore for a new anti-tank weapon called Nag missile system (NAMIS) and light vehicles to boost the military’s capabilities.
Key Highlights
- The Ministry signed a ₹1,801-crore contract with Armoured Vehicle Nigam Limited (AVNL) for NAMIS, paving the way for the induction of the anti-tank weapon system into the mechanised infantry.
- The NAMIS (Tracked) is one of the most “sophisticated” anti-tank weapon systems.
- It is equipped with enemy armour with fire-and-forget anti-tank missiles and a sighting system for enhanced firepower and lethality.
- The army secured approvals for NAMIS for reconnaissance and support battalions (13 Nag missile carriers and 293 missiles) around three years ago.
- NAMIS has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- The contracts were signed under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category. The Indian-IDDM category is the most important category of acquisition for indigenisation under the defence procurement policy. IDDM stands for indigenously designed, developed and manufactured.
(Source: HT)
