Indian Army successfully test anti-tank guided missile

The Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that the DRDO and the Indian Army successfully tested indigenously-developed anti-tank guided missile at the KK range in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra.

The ministry's statement stated that the anti-tank guided missile ATGM was successfully fired from the Arjun battle tank.

The ATGM hit the bull's eye with textbook precision, defeating the target at minimum ranges. Telemetry systems recorded the satisfactory flight performance of the missile, it said.

It noted that engaging targets at lower ranges is a challenge because of the dimensional constraints of tank-launched ATGMs, which has been successfully achieved by the ATGM for Arjun tank. The ATGM's capability to engage targets from minimum to maximum range has been established with the trial. The trials were successful for maximum range earlier in the day.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulates the DRDO and Indian Army for the successful trial of the ATGM, the statement stated.