Defense Research and Deveoplment Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested a low weight, Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) from Ahmednagar range on 15 September 2018. All the mission objectives have been met.
Indigenously developed Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile #MPATGM successfully flight-tested for the second time from the Ahmednagar range, Maharashtra
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The MPATGM is a third-generation anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), which has been developed by DRDO in partnership with Indian defense contractor VEM Technologies Ltd. since 2015. Fitted with high-explosive destruction in anti-tank (HEAT) warhead, the MPATGM reportedly boasts a top attack capability and has a maximum engagement range of about 2.5 kilometers.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman congratulated DRDO and other agencies involved in the mission.
