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Waterline Lethality: The Strategic Logic Behind India’s NASM-SR Salvo Tests

April 30, 2026 by Shiwangi Priya
Seaking 42B of Indian Navy test launching NASAM SR anti ship missile cropped

On April 29, 2026, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) executed the maiden “salvo launch” of the Naval Anti-Ship Missile-Short…

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