Watch: Homemade Air-Launched Anti-Ship Missile Tested, 1st For Indian Navy
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The anti-ship missile separates from the Seaking helicopter for a few metres before its motor fires up and it flies fast towards the target
India today test-fired its first homemade air-launched anti-ship missile made by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, or DRDO. #IndianNavy in association with @DRDO_India successfully undertook maiden firing of the first indigenously developed Naval #AntiShip Missile from Seaking 42B helo, today #18May 22 at ITR, Balasore.#AatmaNirbharBharat#MaritimeSecurity@DefenceMinIndia@SpokespersonMoDpic.twitter.com/3AA0F3kIsS
In a footage released by the Indian Navy, a Seaking 42B helicopter loaded with the missile is seen flying over the sea test range in Balasore, off the Odisha coast, while another helicopter is seen following it for observation.
The anti-ship missile separates from the Seaking for a few metres before its motor fires up and it flies fast towards the target.
"It is the first indigenous air launched anti-ship missile system for Indian Navy," the DRDO said in a statement today.
