Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)

Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) 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.
• 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 ....