Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army have successfully tested fire indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Ranges, Ahmednagar, in Maharashtra with the support of Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S).
The missiles hit with precision and successfully defeated the targets at two different ranges. The all-indigenous ATGM employs a tandem High Explosive Anti Tank (HEAT) warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured vehicles.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh complimented the DRDO and the
army for the successful performance of the ATGMs. Secretary of the department
of defence R&D and Chairman DRDO G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the teams associated
with the test firing of the ATGMs.
“The
all-indigenous Laser Guided ATGM employs a tandem High Explosive Anti-Tank
(HEAT) warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured
vehicles. The ATGM has been developed with multi-platform launch capability and
is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from 120 mm rifled gun of
MBT Arjun,” the ministry of defence said.
What Are Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Missiles?
An Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM), Anti-Tank
Missile, Anti-Tank Guided weapon (ATGW) or Anti-Armor Guided
Weapon is a guided missile primarily
designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military
vehicles. ATGMs range in size from
shoulder-launched weapons, which can be transported by a single soldier, to
larger tripod-mounted weapons, which require a squad or team to transport and
fire, to vehicle and aircraft mounted missile systems.
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