MPATGM Test
Recently we have reported about test firing of Advance version of BrahMos from INS Vishakhapatnam by DRDO. And now its been reported that DRDO has test fired Man Portable Anti Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM). This test has been quite important as the missile was test fired with the final configuration which is expected by Indian Army. This means that its success will pave the way for production followed of couple of more trials if needed. The launch was done from the man portable launcher integrated with the thermal sight. We have also observed a test of the MPATGM last year on 21st July 2021 which has validated the minimum range successfully.
MPATGM Specifications
The DRDO, along with VEM Technologies Private Limited, is developing the MPATGM, which is a third generation fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile derived from Nag ATGM. MPATGM is designed by DRDO and will be produced by BDL. The missile has diameter of 120mm, length of 1340 mm and weight of 14.5kgs. It has reportedly range of 2.5km and max flight time of 17sec. It has IIR seeker integrated for the guidance. The missile is a Low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile with a Miniaturised Infrared Imaging seeker and integrated avionics. The man-portable missile is launched using a tripod which is designed for a operational range of 200 meter to 2.5 km with a launch weight of less than 15 Kg. The missile can be fired in both guided mode as well as fire and forget mode.
MPATGM better than Israel’s Spike
DRDO’s MPATGM is designed for lofted trajectory which is very dangerous for any next generation tanks. In lofted trajectory the missile hits the tank from the top. The only soft point in the tank is its turret which is less protected and more vulnerable compared to other sides of the tank. It uses advance seeker which is even better and advance than Israeli spike LR, spike MR or spike ER. Now spike LR, MR & ER uses uncooled LWIR seeker, due to which during hot summer it is difficult for missile to differentiate the target on the basis of thermal signature. But DRDO’s MPATGM incorporates cooled MWIR seeker which overcomes all these issues. It can clearly differentiate between surrounding temperature and target temperature.
MPATGM Launch platform
Talking about the launcher system used by DRDO’S MPATGM :it comprises of command launch unit (CLU) which consists of target acquisition unit (TAS) & command control unit(CCU). The launcher system weights around 14.25kgs. The DRDO had conducted its first trial on September 15, 2018. A day later, it conducted another successful trial of the missile. On March 13, 2019, the MPATGM was successfully tested in Rajasthan. It was again tested on September 11, 2019, using a man-portable tripod launcher. So the various tests were performed by DRDO to check MPATGM capability in day mode & night mode. Also in the past various the test was carried out with different IR seekers.
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