DRDO Successfully Flight Tests Third-Generation Fire And Forget Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Sunday (January 11, 2026) successfully flight-tested the indigenously developed third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target at the KK Ranges in Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra.

According to Ministry of Defence, the flight test was conducted by DRDO’s Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, and it marks a significant milestone towards the induction of the advanced anti-tank weapon system into the Indian Army.

The MPATGM incorporates cutting-edge indigenous technologies, including an Imaging Infrared (IIR) homing seeker, all-electric control actuation system, advanced fire control system, tandem warhead, propulsion system and a high-performance sighting system. These critical subsystems have been developed by DRDO’s sister laboratories — Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Hyderabad; Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh; High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Pune; and Instruments Research & Development Establishment (IRDE), Dehradun, MoD added.