{"id":82333,"date":"2026-01-13T15:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=82333"},"modified":"2026-01-13T15:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T10:14:16","slug":"man-portable-anti-tank-guided-missile-weapon-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/man-portable-anti-tank-guided-missile-weapon-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation &amp; Indian Army conducted successful trials of indigenous Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is indigenously designed and developed by <\/span><b>Defence Research &amp; Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system consisted of the <\/span><b>MPATGM, Launcher, Target Acquisition System<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the Fire <\/span><b>Control Unit.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the third-generation <\/span><b>\u201cfire and forget\u201d missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It incorporates cutting-edge indigenous technologies, including ;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an <\/span><b>Imaging Infrared<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IIR) homing seeker, all-<\/span><b>electric control actuation system,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> advanced fire control system, <\/span><b>tandem warhead, propulsion system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a high-performance sighting system.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>IIR seeker provides<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> robust <\/span><b>day-and-night operational capability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>tandem warhead<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is designed to <\/span><b>defeat modern main battle tanks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> equipped with advanced armour protection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile can be <\/span><b>launched from a tripod-mounted system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as from a military vehicle-based launcher, enhancing its operational flexibility.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bharat Dynamics Limited<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (BDL) and <\/span><b>Bharat Electronics Limited<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (BEL) are the development-cum-production partners (DcPP) for the MPATGM.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2017876&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man Portable Anti-tank Guided Missile Weapon System is indigenously designed and developed by Defence Research &#038; Development Organisation (DRDO). 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