ANTI-TANK GUIDED MISSILE ‘HELINA’ SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT TESTED

Indigenously developed helicopter launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ was successfully flight tested on April 11, 2022 at high-altitude ranges as part of user validation trials. The flight-test was jointly conducted by the teams of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF). The flight trials were conducted from an Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) and the missile was fired successfully engaging simulated tank target. ‘HELINA’ was again successfully flight-tested from Advanced Light Helicopter on April 12, 2022. Successful trials of ‘Helina’ have already been conducted at Pokhran in Rajasthan, which proved the efficacy of the missile in desert. The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker operating in the Lock on Before Launch (LOBL) mode. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and the Indian Army for the maiden achievement through joint work.