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What is the News?
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM).
What is a Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)?
MPATGM is an indigenously developed low weight Anti-Tank guided fire & forget missile.
| Note: An anti-tank missile is a missile that is created to destroy vehicles that are heavily armored. |
Range: MPATGM has already proven in earlier tests its ability to strike targets at its maximum range of 4,000 metres.
The missile was launched from a man portable launcher. It is also integrated with a thermal sight that allows it to be used in low-visibility conditions, even in complete darkness.
The missile has a miniaturized infrared imaging seeker and advanced avionics for on-board control and guidance.
What is the significance of this launch?
The MPATGM will now be built in India, eliminating the need to import large numbers of Spike ATGMs from Israel or Javelin ATGMs from the US, which was the earlier plan.
Source: This post is based on the following articles:
“DRDO Flight Tests Final Deliverable Configuration of MPATGM” published in PIB on 12th January 2022.
“DRDO test-fires indigenous anti-tank missile” published in Business Standard on 12th January 2022.
