{"id":290665,"date":"2024-04-15T19:14:37","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=290665"},"modified":"2024-04-15T19:14:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T13:44:37","slug":"man-portable-anti-tank-guided-missile-mpatgm-weapon-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/man-portable-anti-tank-guided-missile-mpatgm-weapon-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source<\/strong>-This post on Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System<\/strong> is based on the article “DRDO & Indian Army conduct successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System” <\/a>published in\u00a0\u201cPIB\u201d<\/strong> on 14th April 2024.<\/p>\n

Why in the News?<\/h2>\n

Recently, DRDO & Indian Army conducted successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System.<\/p>\n

About Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile Weapon System<\/h2>\n
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Aspects<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
About<\/td>\nThe MPATGM (Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Weapon System is a\u00a0portable missile launcher<\/span>\u00a0to engage and destroy enemy tanks and armoured vehicles.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Developed by<\/td>\nIt was indigenously designed and developed<\/span> by<\/span> Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Components<\/td>\nMPATGM, Launcher, Target Acquisition System, and the Fire Control Unit<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Features<\/td>\n1. It is lightweight and portable.<\/span> Its design allows it to be easily carried and operated by a single soldier. This enhances the mobility of infantry units.
\n2.\u00a0The MPATGM system can effectively hit armored targets<\/span> from a considerable distance, providing infantry with crucial anti-tank functionality on the battlefield.
\n<\/span>3. It has versatility and equipped with day\/night and top-attack capabilities<\/span> which enhances its effectiveness across a wide range of operational scenarios.
\n4. It has dual mode seeker functionality<\/span> which is a great value addition to the missile capability for tank warfare.
\nNote: The\u00a0dual-mode seeker<\/strong>\u00a0combines imaging IR and SAL capabilities into a single system.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Read more: <\/strong>Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO)<\/a><\/p>\n

UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology (Defence)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source-This post on Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System is based on the article “DRDO & Indian Army conduct successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System” published in\u00a0\u201cPIB\u201d on 14th April 2024. Why in the News? Recently, DRDO & Indian Army conducted successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank… Continue reading Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-290665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290665","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290665"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290665\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290665"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290665"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290665"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}