In News
- Recently, Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM).
About (MPATGM)
- It is an indigenously developed low weight, fire and forgets missile.
- The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-art Miniaturized Infrared Imaging Seeker (IIS) along with advanced avionics.
- It is a passive weapon guidance system that uses the infrared light emission from a target to track and follow it.
- Missiles that use infrared seeking are often referred to as “heat-seekers” since infrared is radiated strongly by hot bodies.
Significance
- The successful trial of the missile is a major boost for the government’s ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ (self-reliant India) campaign.
- The missile is being developed to strengthen the combat capabilities of the Indian Army.
Source: PIB
