Odisha: The DRDO has successfully conducted the flight test of an indigenously developed man portable anti-tank guided missile on Wednesday, providing a major boost to the Indian Army, said the Defense Ministry.

The low weight, fire and forget, anti-tank guided missile was launched from a man portable launcher integrated with a thermal sight, said DRDO. The DRDO also conducted a test fire, a new generation of Akash surface-to-air missile was also successfully by the DRDO on Wednesday, said Defence Ministry.

In a major boost to #AtmaNirbharBharat and strengthening Indian Army, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight tested indigenously developed low weight, fire and forget Man Portable Antitank Guided Missile (MPATGM) today 21st July 2021. pic.twitter.com/kLEqrsgoOR

— DRDO (@DRDO_India) July 21, 2021

The missile hit the target, a dummy tank, in direct attack mode and destroyed it with precision and the test has validated the minimum range successfully, DRDO said. All the mission objectives were met. The missile has already been successfully flight-tested for the maximum range. The missile is incorporated with state-of-the-art miniaturized infrared imaging seeker along with advanced avionics, the DRDO added.

The Defence Ministry, in its press release described the missile’s successful trial as a major boost for the “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” campaign of the Government. A new generation of Akash surface-to-air missile was successfully test-fired from an integrated test range off the Odisha coast, a Defence Ministry release said. It said that the missile was test-fired at around 12:45 PM from a land-based platform.