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New Delhi : In a major boost for Indian Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on September 11, 2019, successfully flight tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) in the ranges of Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh.
The missile was launched from a man portable Tripod launcher and the target was mimicking a functional tank. The missile hit the target in top attack mode and destroyed it with precision. All the mission objectives were met.
This is the third series of successful testing of MPATGM. The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-art Infrared Imaging Seeker along with advanced avionics. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has congratulated DRDO for the successful test, according to a PIB release.