Solar Defence’s Nagastra 2 completes technical trials for Army, offers 650 mm armour penetration

Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd., Nagpur, is supplying its Nagastra 2 anti-tank loitering munition system to the Indian Army.

Equipped with day-and-night surveillance cameras and a 4 kg tandem shaped-charge warhead, Nagastra 2 is designed to pierce targets protected by up to 650 mm of Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA).

The system features an endurance of up to 60 minutes, along with an operational range of 25 km when used in recover-and-reuse mode and 50 km in fire-and-forget mode. These features deliver significant operational flexibility for precision strikes against armoured targets.


A standout technological capability of Nagastra 2 is its Electronic Counter-Countermeasures (ECCM) system, built to bolster resilience in electronically contested battlefield environments. This feature enhances its ability to function despite electronic warfare threats, such as communication jamming as well as GPS jamming and spoofing.

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The creation and delivery of Nagastra 2 represent a key milestone in reinforcing India's domestic defence manufacturing sector and providing the Indian Army with modern, high-tech loitering munition systems.

Solar Defence and Aerospace Ltd. stated that Nagastra 2 successfully completed Technical Trials at the Mahajan Field Firing Range (MFFR) in August 2026, where users observed all operational and ECCM compliance parameters firsthand.

In 2025, the Indian Army issued an order to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited (SDAL) to acquire approximately 450 NAGASTRA-1R loitering munitions, according to the company's statement.

The Nagastra-1R provides an economical solution featuring fully reusable launch equipment. The company's statement further noted that the advanced Loitering Munition System is equipped with a 360 gimbal camera, with an option to integrate a thermal camera for night operations.

Featuring over 80% indigenous content, the system uses proprietary encryption for video and telemetry links and incorporates a high-precision targeting system offering a 2-metre Circular Error Probable (CEP).

The company added that the units have undergone testing across multiple locations, including Ladakh and Babina near Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh.