NASM-MR

Naval Anti-Ship Missile–Medium Range or Medium Range Anti-Ship Missiles 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.

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.
On 30 November 2023, Defence Acquisition Council, which is headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh under the Ministry of Defence, cleared the acquisition of Medium Range Anti-Ship Missiles 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.
The integration of NASM-MR with MiG-29K was completed in 2023. The fighter jet's and the missile's electrical and mechanical interfaces have been checked. In order to verify missile's target and guidance package under actual flight conditions, live-fire tests will be conducted after carry and separation trials. According to mission requirements, the missile can follow specified waypoints and have the ability to sea skim. With the integration of the missile with MiG-29K completed, the maiden flight tests of the weapon is scheduled in the first quarter of 2026.

Variants

There will be multiple variants of the missile will be developed. The variants include:

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