SDAL Supplies Indigenous Nagastra-2 Anti-Tank Loitering Munition System to Indian Army

Exam-focused facts from the 24 October 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL), a Nagpur-based defence manufacturer and subsidiary of Solar Industries India, began delivering the Nagastra-2 anti-tank loitering munition system to the Indian Army on October 23, 2026.
The Nagastra-2 system is equipped with a 4-kg tandem shaped-charge warhead designed to penetrate armour up to 650 mm thick.
The loitering munition system offers a range of up to 25 km in recover-and-reuse mode and 50 km in fire-and-forget mode, with an endurance of up to 60 minutes.
The Nagastra-2 features Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM) capability to improve resistance to electronic warfare threats, including GPS jamming.
The delivery of the Nagastra-2 follows the previous supply of 450 Nagastra-1R loitering munitions to the Indian Army.