“India Ready to Induct ‘Fire-and-Forget’ Man-Portable ATGM with Top-Attack Capability After Successful Tests”, Defence Capital, January 12, 2026
“India has taken a major step towards strengthening its infantry’s anti-armour capabilities with the successful flight test of the third-generation Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM), a fully indigenous “fire-and-forget” weapon designed to destroy modern battle tanks.
The missile was successfully tested a day earlier, on January 11, 2026, against a moving armoured target at the KK Ranges in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra, marking a critical milestone that clears the path for the weapon’s induction into the Indian Army, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) said on January 12, 2026, in a PIB statement.
According to DRDO, the MPATGM demonstrated its top-attack mode, a capability that allows the missile to strike enemy tanks at their most vulnerable point—the turret roof, significantly enhancing kill probability against contemporary main battle tanks equipped with advanced protection systems……”
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