TNPSC Thervupettagam

Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)

September 17 , 2018 2261 days 957 0
  • Indigenously developed weapon system Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), was successfully flight tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range, Maharashtra.
  • MPATGM is third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) indigenously developed by DRDO.
  • It works on fire and forgets principle and It is expected to replace
    • Second generation French origin anti-tank guided missile Milan and
    • Soviet semi-automatic wire-guided missile Konkur

which are in service with the Indian Army.

  • At present, India Army has indigenously developed third generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) Nag in its arsenal but it is not portable to meet its demand.

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