The Indian Navy, in association with DRDO, successfully undertook Guided Flight Trials of the first indigenously developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile Short Range (NASM-SR) from a Sea King 42B helicopter recently.
It is the first indigenous air-launched anti-ship cruise missile developed for the Indian Navy.
This missile will replace the Sea Eagle missiles, which are currently in use with the Navy.
The NASM-SR can cruise at just 5 metres above sea level.
This low-level capability of anti-ship missiles is known as sea skimming.