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Indian Army Nagastra loitering munitions procurement

Overview

The Indian Army has expanded its precision-strike capabilities through the acquisition of Nagastra loitering munitions from Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL).

In mid-October 2026, the Army received 450 Nagastra 1R units via an emergency procurement route. These short-range munitions feature a two-metre Circular Error Probable and the ability to abort missions mid-flight for safe recovery. The system includes 360-degree gimbal cameras and encrypted telemetry for use in contested environments.

Following this, the Army began receiving the Nagastra-2 anti-tank loitering munition system. Developed in Nagpur, the Nagastra-2 is equipped with a 4 kg tandem shaped-charge warhead capable of penetrating 650 mm of Rolled Homogeneous Armour. It offers a strike range of 50 km in ‘fire-and-forget’ mode and a 25 km range in ‘recover-and-reuse’ mode, with specialized electronic counter-countermeasures to resist jamming and spoofing.

Entities

Indian Army · Solar Defense and Aerospace Limited · Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. · Mahajan Field Firing Range · India

Timeline

  1. [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Indian Army receives Nagastra-2 loitering munitions

    The Indian Army has started receiving Nagastra-2 anti-tank loitering munitions from Solar Defence and Aerospace, featuring a 50 km strike range and electronic warfare resistance.

  2. [POLITICS] 4 sources
    Indian Army receives 450 Nagastra 1R loitering munitions

    The Indian Army has received 450 Nagastra 1R loitering munitions from Solar Defense and Aerospace Limited, the largest single-batch delivery of such precision-strike drones to the service.

Sources

defence.in · indiandefensenews.in · latestly.com · newsable.asianetnews.com · zoomnews.in