NASM-MR

Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Medium Range (NASM–MR) or Medium Range Anti-Ship Missiles (MRAShM) is an all-weather, over-the-horizon anti-ship cruise missile being developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation for the Indian Navy for use against small to medium sized warships like frigates, corvettes, and destroyers. The NASM-MR will be of the same class as US origin Harpoon missile.^[4][5]

NASM-MR
Type	Naval anti-ship missile
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	Under development
Production history
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation
Specifications
Mass	600 kg (1,300 lb)
Length	4.5 m (15 ft)
Diameter	350 mm (1.15 ft)
Wingspan	120 cm (47 in)
Warhead weight	150 kg (330 lb)
Engine	Solid-propellant rocket booster Turbofan[1]
Propellant	Solid fuel
Operational range	>100–350 kilometres (62–217 mi)
Maximum speed	Around Mach 0.9
Launch platform	HAL Tejas, Mikoyan MiG-29K, HAL TEDBF, Warships, Submarine[2][3]

Development

On 6 November 2023, DRDO completed the preliminary design review of the NASM-MR missile and was proceeding for developing wind tunnel model for testing the to finalize the aerodynamic configuration.^[6]

On 30 November 2023, Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), which is headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh under the Ministry of Defence, cleared the acquisition of Medium Range Anti-Ship Missiles (MRAShM) for surface warships of the Indian Navy which is envisaged as a lightweight Surface-to-Surface Missile to be used as a primary offensive weapon onboard Indian Naval Ships.^[7]

Variants

There will be multiple variants of the missile will be developed. The variants include:^[4][5]

• Air-launched variant: Will be deployed onboard fixed-wing fighter aircraft and maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) like Boeing P-8I Neptune. Range: 290 kilometres (180 mi).
• Ship-launched variant: Will be deployed onboard vertical launchers of frontline warships. It will include an additional solid-fuel rocket booster. Range: 350 kilometres (220 mi).
• Submarine-launched variant: Will include an additional solid-fuel rocket booster. Range: >100 kilometres (62 mi).
• Coastal defence batteries: May take longer than the other three variants due to Indian Navy requirements.

See also

• Harpoon – American-origin anti-ship missile
• Exocet – French-origin anti-ship missile
• Kalibr – Russian-origin anti-ship missile
• Kh-35 – Soviet-origin anti-ship missile
• NASM-SR