Source: TOI
Context:
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight test of the indigenously developed third-generation Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) on Sunday.
About MPATGM
- Third-generation, fire-and-forget missile
- Man-portable system for infantry units
- Equipped with:
- Imaging Infrared (IIR) homing seeker
- Top-attack capability (strikes weaker upper armour of tanks)
- Designed to neutralise modern armoured threats at close to medium ranges
