States »SoutPosted at: Jul 21 2021 5:58PM

DRDO successfully flight-tests Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile, Rajnath congratulates DRDO

Hyderabad, Jul 21 (UNI) In a major boost towards AatmaNirbhar Bharat and strengthening of Indian Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on Wednesday.
The missile was launched from a man portable launcher integrated with thermal site and the target was mimicking a tank, DRDO said in a release here.
The missile hit the target in direct attack mode and destroyed it with precision.
The test has validated the minimum range successfully. All the mission objectives were met. The missile has already been successfully flight tested for the maximum range.
The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-art Miniaturized Infrared Imaging Seeker along with advanced avionics.
The test brings the development of indigenous third generation man portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile close to completion.
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and the Industry for the successful test.
Secretary Department of Defence R&D and DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the team for the successful test.
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