New Delhi. Continuing its series of tests of indigenously-developed missiles, India has successfully test fired a laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) from the Arjun main battle tank (MBT) the KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) at Ahmednagar.
The ATGM “successfully defeated a target located at 3 km. Laser-guided ATGMs lock and track the targets with the help of laser designation to ensure precision hit accuracy”, a Defence Ministry statement said on September 23, a day after the test.
The laser guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) being test fired from the Arjun main battle tank (MBT) on September 22nd.
“Congratulations to @DRDO_India for successfully conducting test firing of Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar. India is proud of Team DRDO which is assiduously working towards reducing import dependency in the near future,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted.
The missile employs a tandem HEAT (High-speed Expendable Aerial Target) 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 gun of MBT Arjun,” the Defence Ministry statement said.
The 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 ATGM.
Secretary DDR&D & Chairman DRDO G. Sateesh Reddy also congratulated DRDO personnel and industry on the successful test firing.
The DRDO had also, on September 22, conducted the flight test of the HEAT, named Abhyas, from the Interim Test Range at Balasore in Odisha.
The Abhyas was launched using twin under-slung boosters. Powered by a small gas turbine engine, it has a MEMS (micro-electro-mechanical system) – based Inertial Navigation System (INS) for navigation along with the Flight Control Computer (FCC) for guidance and control.
The vehicle is programmed for fully autonomous flight and is tracked through a laptop-based Ground Control Station (GCS).
During the test campaign, the user requirement of 5 km flying altitude, vehicle speed of 0.5 mach, endurance of 30 minutes and 2g turn capability were successfully achieved.
On September 7, the DRDO successfully tested a Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle on September, becoming only the fourth nation in the world to possess the capability to do so.
“In a historic mission today (September 7), India successfully flight tested Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV), a giant leap in indigenous defence technologies and significant milestone towards a #sashaktbharat and #atmanirbharbharat,” the DRDO had said in a tweet.
“DRDO with this mission, has demonstrated capabilities for highly complex technology that will serve as the building block for NextGen Hypersonic vehicles in partnership with industry,” it added.
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