India’s DRDO Successfully Test-Fires Indigenous Anti-Tank Guided Missile in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool

In a major boost to the indigenous missile development programme, India on September 11 successfully test-fired the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MP-ATGM) from a firing range in Andhra Pradesh's Kurnool. This was the third successful test-firing of the 100 percent indigenous ATGM, which is being developed for the infantry battalions of the Indian Army, who would use them for taking out the enemy tank and other armoured vehicles during war times. Currently, the Indian Army uses the imported Milan 2T and Konkurs Russian anti-tank missile in the infantry but they are vintage missiles and the force is looking for a third-generation ATGM.

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