India’s Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy have successfully conducted the maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) on April 29. The missiles were launched from the Navy’s Sea King Mk.42B helicopter off the coast of Bay of Bengal.
During the trial, two missiles were launched in quick succession from the same helicopter. All test objectives were fully met, with the missiles also demonstrating its waterline hit capability.
NASM-SR weighs 375 kg and is 3.6 meter long. It is propelled by a solid rocket booster with a stated maximum range of 55 km. The missile features a terminal IIR seeker. An omni-directional multi-EFP warhead weighing 100 kg has been developed by DRDO for the missile. Apollo Microsystems received transfer of technology for the production of the warhead in August 2025 .
The missile was first tested in May 2022. Seeker guided flight trials of NASM-SR were successfully conducted in November 2023, demonstrating lock-on after launch capability. A flight test in February 2025 proved the missile’s man-in-loop capability.
The @DRDO_India & Indian Navy successfully jointly conducted the maiden Salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range (NASM-SR) from Indian Navy’s helicopter platform, off the coast of Bay of Bengal in Odisha.
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