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India’s new anti-tank missile ‘#Helina’ - All you wanted to know

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By @VaamanaaSethi

‘#Helina’, an anti-tank guided #missile, was successfully flight-tested in Pokhran, yesterday, April 11, late evening. The missile was launched from an indigenously-developed Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) at a high altitude range.

Helina is one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world and the flight test was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (@DRDO_India).

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The missile was guided by an #Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIS), which was being operated in the ‘lock-on before launch’ mode’.

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“In continuation to validation trials conducted at Pokhran, proof of efficacy at high altitudes paves the way for its integration on the ALH. The trials were seen by senior Army commanders and scientists of the #DRDO,” said the Ministry of Defence in a press statement.

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Helina has been developed by Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad under the Missiles and Strategic Systems (MSS), which is the cluster of DRDO.

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Helina has a maximum range of 7 kms and can engage targets both in direct hit mode as well as top attack mode. The missile has an all-weather, day and night capability and can defeat battle tanks with conventional armour as well as explosive reactive armour.

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#DRDO has also designed and developed a range of anti-tank missiles like NAG, MPATGM, SANT, and many more.

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