Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. has completed delivery of its Nagastra-2 anti-tank loitering munition system to the Indian Army, highlighting progress in India’s indigenous precision-strike program. The system’s principal capability is its reported ability to penetrate up to 650 mm of Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA). It uses a 4 kg tandem shaped-charge warhead and day-and-night surveillance cameras to locate and engage armored targets. Developed in Nagpur, Nagastra-2 completed technical trials at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in August 2026, where Army personnel reportedly observed its operational performance and Electronic Counter-Countermeasures compliance. The munition can remain airborne for up to 60 minutes, giving operators additional time to identify and assess targets before striking. Its operational range extends to 25 km in recover-and-reuse mode and 50 km in fire-and-forget mode. The system’s ECCM capability is designed to counter communication jamming, GPS jamming and spoofing, improving its reliability in electronically contested environments. Nagastra-2’s induction builds on the Army’s 2025 procurement of approximately 450 Nagastra-1R loitering munitions. That variant features a reusable launcher, a 360-degree gimbal camera, optional thermal imaging, encrypted video and telemetry links, and a reported circular error probable of two metres. With more than 80% indigenous content, the Nagastra family supports India’s domestic defense manufacturing objectives. Testing in Ladakh and Babina near Jhansi has also demonstrated performance in varied terrain and climatic conditions. Combining extended endurance, precision targeting, anti-armour capability and electronic-warfare resilience, Nagastra-2 represents an important addition to India’s growing inventory of locally developed unmanned strike systems.
