DRDO test fires Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

The missiles hit with precision and successfully destroyed the targets at two different ranges.

DRDO test fires Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles
DRDO test fires Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles

Maharashtra: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Army successfully test-fired indigenously developed Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) from Main Battle Tank (MBT) Arjun at KK Ranges with support of Armoured Corps Centre & School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar in Maharashtra on August 04, 2022. 

The missiles hit with precision and successfully destroyed the targets at two different ranges. Telemetry systems have recorded the satisfactory flight performance of the missiles.

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 the 120 mm rifled gun of MBT Arjun.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO and the Indian Army for the successful performance of the Laser Guided ATGMs. Secretary, Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr. G Satheesh Reddy congratulated the teams associated with the test firing of Laser Guided ATGMs.

Read Also : Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi appointed as next Chief of the Naval Staff