New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) The indigenously developed Laser Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired on Thursday, defeating a target located at a longer range.
The test was conducted from MBT Arjun at KK ranges (ACC&S) Ahmednagar in continuation of successful trial done on September 22.
The ATGM employs a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured vehicles in ranges from 1.5 to 5 km.
It has been developed with multiple-platform launch capability and currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun.
This Laser Guided Missile has been developed by the Armament R&D Establishment (ARDE), Pune in association with the High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune and the Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO for this successful feat.
The Secretary, DD R&D and Chairman, DRDO congratulated the DRDO personnel for this achievement, which has paved the way for Atmanirbhar Bharat pledge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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