DRDO
DRDO’s man-portable missile nails moving target in dramatic top-attack test
The Third Generation Fire & Forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), featuring top-attack capability, was successfully flight-tested against a moving target in the KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra, by the DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad, on Sunday.
"The indigenously developed MPATGM consists of state-of-the-art indigenous technologies like Imaging Infrared (IIR) Homing Seeker, all electric Control Actuation System, Fire Control System, Tandem Warhead, propulsion system and high performance sighting system, which are developed by DRDO's sister laboratories namely Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune and Instruments Research & Development Establishment, Dehradun," read a statement issued by the Indian Ministry of Defence.
The Thermal Target System was developed by Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur to simulate the target tank.
The IIR seeker is well accomplished with day and night combat operation capability. The warhead is capable of defeating modern main Battle Tanks.
Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are the Development-Cum-Production Partners (DcPP) for the weapon System.
The missile can be launched from Tripod or Military Vehicle Launcher.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, DcPP Partners and the Industry for the successful test.
He termed it as an important step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.
Congratulating the team, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat said that the trial target was successfully conducted, thereby leading the weapon system for induction into the Indian Army.
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