The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the third-generation fire and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top attack capability. The flight test was conducted against a moving target in KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra on Sunday.

In a statement issued here, the Ministry of Defence stated that the indigenously developed MPATGM consists of state-of-the-art technologies such as Imaging Infrared (IIR) homing seeker, all electric control actuation system, fire control system, tandem warhead, propulsion system and high performance sighting system.

It is developed by by DRDO's sister laboratories namely Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune and Instruments Research & Development Establishment, Dehradun.

The Thermal Target System was developed by Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur to simulate the target tank. The IIR seeker is well accomplished with day-and-night combat operation capability.

The warhead is capable of defeating modern main battle tanks. Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are the development-cum-production partners for the weapon system. The missile can be launched from tripod or military vehicle launcher.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, partners and the industry for the successful test. He termed it as an important step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.

Congratulating the team, Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat said the trial target was successfully conducted, thereby leading the weapon system for induction into the Indian Army.