Overview
- DRDO flight-tested the third-generation, fire-and-forget MPATGM on January 11 at KK Ranges in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra, striking a moving target in top-attack mode.
- The missile is designed to defeat modern main battle tanks and uses an IIR seeker for accurate day and night engagement.
- Key indigenous technologies include an all-electric control actuation system, a modern fire control system, a tandem warhead, a high-performance propulsion unit, and an advanced sighting system.
- Subsystems were developed across DRDO labs in Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Pune, and Dehradun, with a thermal target from Defence Laboratory Jodhpur simulating a tank during the trial.
- The weapon can launch from a tripod or vehicle mount, while BDL and BEL are the development-cum-production partners as leaders hailed the test as progress toward Indian Army induction.