DRDO & Indian Navy successfully conduct maiden salvo launch of Naval Anti-ship Missile-Short Range

• NASM-SR (Naval Anti-Ship Missile – Short Range) is India's first indigenous air-launched anti-ship missile, developed by DRDO for the Indian Navy.
• On 29 April 2026, DRDO and the Indian Navy conducted its maiden salvo launch (two missiles fired in quick succession from the same helicopter) off the Bay of Bengal, Odisha coast.
• Demonstrates waterline-hit capability and indigenisation under Aatmanirbhar Bharat in naval strike systems.