Overview
- The flight trial took place on January 11 at the KK Ranges in Ahilya Nagar and was conducted by DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad.
- A thermal target system from Defence Laboratory Jodhpur simulated a moving tank, enabling a successful engagement with a high‑arc top‑attack profile.
- The third‑generation fire‑and‑forget missile uses an IIR seeker for day‑night tracking and integrates indigenous control actuation, fire control, propulsion and sighting systems.
- Its tandem warhead is designed to defeat modern main battle tanks, and the system can be launched from a tripod or a vehicle‑mounted launcher.
- Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are named as development‑cum‑production partners, as leaders including Rajnath Singh and DRDO chief Samir V. Kamat hailed the milestone.