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Nagastra
Solar Groups VTOL and Nagastra drones shown to PM Narendra Modi
Role Loitering munition
National origin India
Manufacturer Solar Group
Primary user Indian Army

The Nagastra is a series of loitering munition (LM) developed by Solar Group of companies. Loitering munitions on launched and reaching the designated zone hover or loiter above ,waiting for targets to be exposed, and attack upon the operator's command.[1]

Overview

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The Nagastra loitering munition combines the advantages of a missile and an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV). Three different variants of Nagastra exists from hand launched Nagastra-1, Nagastra-2 launched from a canister and Nagastra-3 launched from trucked based launcher. The drone reaches a "holding area" where it may loiter for hours conducting critical Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) for the mission. Once it finds its target, the Nagastra proceeds to the attack phase, detonating itself on the target.

Operators

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Specifications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Israel special - IAI's Harop ups the stakes on SEAD missions". Archived from the original on 2020-10-31.
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