{"id":48532,"date":"2025-11-14T11:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T06:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=48532"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T08:53:24","slug":"invar-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/invar-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Invar Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>INVAR Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ministry of Defence recently inked an agreement with Bharat Dynamics Limited for the procurement of INVAR Anti-Tank Missiles worth over 2 thousand 95 crore rupees to enhance the lethality of T-90 tanks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About INVAR Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">designed to be <\/span><b>launched from tank platforms.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Invar missile, capable of being<\/span><b> fired from the barrel of T-90 tanks,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has <\/span><b>been in active deployment by Indian forces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is known for its long-range precision strike capability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile can <\/span><b>neutralise adversaries tanks fitted with Explosive Reactive Armour Protection.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Invar missile is <\/span><b>built by Rosoboronexport of Russia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and it is <\/span><b>produced under license in India by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>INVAR Missile Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile uses <\/span><b>semi-automatic laser beam-riding guidance,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> making it <\/span><b>resistant to electronic jamming.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can <\/span><b>destroy both stationary and moving targets traveling at speeds up to 70 kilometres per hour.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weighing 17.2 kilograms with a length of 695 millimetres, the Invar features a <\/span><b>tandem warhead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> specifically designed to defeat explosive reactive armour, a defensive system commonly fitted to modern battle tanks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is <\/span><b>fired through the tank\u2019s main gun barrel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and guided to the target by the gunner using the vehicle\u2019s integrated fire-control optics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other technical features include a length of 695 mm (missile) and 395 mm (throwing device).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a calibre of 125 mm and a <\/span><b>range of 5000 m.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/defence-ministry-signs-%E2%82%B92095-crore-deal-with-bdl-for-invar-anti-tank-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NOA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INVAR Missile is an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) designed to be launched from tank platforms. 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