DRDO & Indian Army conduct successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System

DRDO & Indian Army conduct successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System

Daily Current Affairs   /   DRDO & Indian Army conduct successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System

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Category : Defense Published on: April 16 2024

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  • Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) Weapon System, indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO), has been field evaluated in different flight configurations several times with the objective of proving the technology with high superiority. 
  • The system consisted of the MPATGM, Launcher, Target Acquisition System, and the Fire Control Unit.
  • A sufficient number of missile firing trials were successfully conducted towards achieving compliance with the full operational cover prescribed in the General Staff Qualitative Requirements (Infantry, Indian Army). 
  • On April 13, 2024, the warhead flight tests were successfully conducted at the Pokhran field firing range in Rajasthan.
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