MPATGM Flight Test: DRDO’s Fire-and-Forget Anti-Tank Missile
Why in the news
DRDO carried out a successful flight trial of its home-built MPATGM, a shoulder-carried weapon meant for infantry units.
Key facts
- Test conducted by DRDO; weapon is third-generation and indigenous.
- Guidance concept: fire-and-forget.
- Seeker: Imaging Infrared (IIR) homing seeker.
- Attack mode: top-attack on the thinner upper armour of tanks.
About MPATGM
- Man-portable, so infantry can carry and use it.
- Built to neutralise modern armoured threats at close to medium ranges.
Exam angle
- Full form: Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile.
- Remember the seeker: IIR; the user: infantry units.
- Intended range band: close to medium.