DRDO successfully tests man portable anti-tank guided missile with top attack capability | Video

DRDO successfully flight-tests Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile in Hyderabad. (Image: Ministry of Defence)

• DRDO successfully tested MPATGM with top-attack capability against moving target
• The missile uses advanced IIR seeker and can defeat modern main battle tanks
• Bharat Dynamics and Bharat Electronics partner to develop weapon system.

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The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully flight tested a third-generation fire-and-forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top-attack capability against a moving target, the Ministry of Defence said.

A video shared by the DRDO X handle shows a successful missile firing during a weapons trial conducted in the KK Ranges at Ahilya Nagar in Maharashtra on 11 January.

Third Generation Fire & Forget Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM) with top attack capability was flight tested successfully against moving target pic.twitter.com/jxtyBlvos9

— DRDO (@DRDO_India) January 12, 2026

According to the ministry, the indigenously developed missile utilises advanced technologies, including an Imaging Infrared (IIR) homing seeker, an all-electric control actuation system, a fire control system, a tandem warhead, a propulsion system, and a high-performance sighting system.

These systems have been developed by DRDO laboratories, including Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad; Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh; High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune; and Instruments Research and Development Establishment, Dehradun.

The Thermal Target System was developed by the Defence Laboratory, Jodhpur, to simulate a target tank. The IIR seeker is well-suited for day and night combat operations. The warhead is capable of defeating modern main battle tanks.

Bharat Dynamics Limited and Bharat Electronics Limited are the Development-Cum-Production Partners (DcPP) for the weapon system. The missile can be launched from a tripod or a military vehicle launcher.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has complimented DRDO, the DcPP partners and the industry for the successful test. He termed it an important step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat.