Short notes on Stand Off Anti Tank SANT missile l Quick Notes

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.

Rakesh Garhwal