DRDO pins success for Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile test

Jaipur, March 15: In a major boost for Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed, low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) for the second time on Thursday in the ranges of Rajasthan desert. MPATGM is incorporated with advanced features including state-of-the-art Imaging Infrared Radar (IIR) Seeker with integrated avionics.

 

The first test was conducted on Wednesday. In both the missions, the missiles hit the designated targets precisely at different ranges. All the mission objectives have been met.

Pinaka guided extended range rockets in Rajasthan's Pokhran were successfully test-fired on Monday by The Defence Research and Defence Organisation (DRDO). The two rockets, which were tested using the guided Pinaka system, succeeded in hitting the 90-km mark. The success signals a boost in the efficiency of the Pinaka system, as the rockets had touched the 70-km mark in their last trials, held in May last year.

 

Pinaka has been developed jointly by the Armament Research and Development Establishment (ARDE), Pune, the RCI, and the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, for the Indian Army. The PXE, Chandipur, provided the range and launch support.

The weapon system was most prominently used during the 1999 Kargil War, when the Indian forces had accurately targeted the Pakistani posts stationed at mountain posts.