Stand-off Anti-tank (SANT) Missile
• Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) for the successful flight test
of indigenously designed and developed helicopter-launched Stand-off Anti-tank
(SANT) Missile from Pokhran ranges on December 11, 2021.
• Developed by: DRDO’s research centre, Imarat, in collaboration with the Indian Air
Force.
• It will have both Lock-on After Launch and Lock-on Before Launch capability.
• It is, reportedly, an upgrade on India’s Helina missile believed to have a range of 7 to
8km.
• The new missile is said to have a range of between 15 and 20km.
• It also comes equipped with a nose-mounted active radar seeker, enabling the
launch platform to be located at a safe distance from the target area.
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