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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following signed MoU with PSU Bharat Dynamics Limited to explore co-production of Javelin anti-tank guided missile system in India?
A
Northrop Grumman
B
Lockheed Martin
C
Thales Group
D
McDonnell Douglas
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. Nag is the anti-tank guided missile of India. Nag is a third-generation, fire-and-forget, anti-tank guided missile developed by DRDO.

Detailed explanation-2: -ATGMs are primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. The missiles can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons, which require a squad or team to transport and fire, to vehicle and aircraft mounted missile systems.

Detailed explanation-3: -An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Nag missile is an anti-tank guided missile that was developed to target enemy battle tanks. It is a fire to forget type missile. Agni and Prithvi are surface to surface ballistic missile whereas Akash is a surface to air ballistic missile.

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