India Efficiently Check Fires Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Missile, Defence Minister Congratulates DRDO

New Delhi:

An indigenously developed laser-guided anti-tank missile has been efficiently take a look at fired by the Defence Analysis and Improvement Organisation or DRDO at a firing vary in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, officers mentioned at the moment.

The weapon, having a spread of as much as 4 km, was take a look at fired from an MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges in Armoured Corps Centre and Faculty (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar on Tuesday, they mentioned.

The laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is more likely to considerably improve the fire-power functionality of the Indian Military notably alongside the frontiers with Pakistan and China, the officers mentioned.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Analysis and Improvement Organisation (DRDO) on profitable take a look at firing of the ATGM.

“Congratulations to @DRDO_India for efficiently conducting take a look at firing of Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar. India is pleased with Group DRDO which is assiduously working in direction of decreasing import dependency within the close to future,” he tweeted.

The officers mentioned the ATGM hit the targets with complete accuracy and precision.

“The missile employs a tandem warmth warhead to defeat explosive reactive armour protected armoured automobiles. It has been developed with multiple-platform launch functionality and is at the moment present process technical analysis trials from gun of MBT Arjun,” mentioned an official.

The Arjun is a 3rd technology fundamental battle tank developed by the DRDO.

Pune-based Armament Analysis and Improvement Institution (ARDE) developed the ATGM in affiliation with Excessive Power Supplies Analysis Laboratory and Devices Analysis and Improvement Institution (IRDE).
 

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