'Helina' successfully flight tested by DRDO

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Category : Defense Published on: April 13 2022

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India successfully flight-tested the Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) ‘HELINA’ at high-altitude ranges in Pokhran.
The ATGM was launched from an indigenously-developed helicopter.
The flight-test was jointly conducted by a team of scientists from Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force, as part of the user validation trials.
The missile is guided by an Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIR) operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode.
It is one of the most advanced Anti-Tank weapons in the world.

'Helina' successfully flight tested by DRDO