Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test fired from MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges, at Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar. In these tests, the ATGM successfully defeated a target located at a distance of 3 km. Lasers guided ATGMs lock and track the targets with the help of laser designation to ensure precision hit accuracy.
According to a press release , the missile employs a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured vehicles. It has been developed with multiple-platform launch capability and is currently undergoing technical evaluation trials from the gun of MBT Arjun. Test was carried out on 22 September.
Armament Research & Development Establishment (ARDE) Pune in association with High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) Pune and Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE) Dehradun have developed the missile.
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO for the successful test firing of the Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun.
