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Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM)
ApprovedDAC granted AoN on 2026-07-03 for Indian Army procurement of MPATGM systems.
On July 3, 2026, the Defence Acquisition Council granted Acceptance of Necessity for Indian Army MPATGM systems within acquisition proposals estimated at Rs 52,000 crore. The approval followed a successful January 11, 2026 top-attack flight against a moving tank target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, using indigenous IIR guidance, tandem warhead, propulsion, fire control and sighting technologies. At Pokhran on April 13, 2024, warhead flight and penetration trials concluded the technology-development demonstration and cleared the system for final user evaluation. The final deliverable configuration had already validated minimum-range performance in January 2022, building on direct-attack validation in 2021 and top-attack and range trials between 2018 and 2019. The 14.5 kg missile, with a BDL-listed 2.5 km maximum range, soft launch and day/night fire-and-forget guidance, gives Indian infantry a domestically supported answer to modern armour and reduces dependence on imported ATGMs.
Updated 3 Jul 2026
Verified figures
Specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Weapon class | Third-generation fire-and-forget man-portable anti-tank guided missile ↗ |
| Missile weight | 14.5 kg ↗ |
| Dimensions | 1,340 mm long; 120 mm diameter ↗ |
| Maximum range | 2,500 m (BDL brochure baseline) ↗ |
| Maximum flight time | 17 seconds ↗ |
| Soft launch and propulsion | Canister ejection motor; dual-thrust motor with blast tube; main-motor ignition more than 9 m from gunner ↗ |
| Homing guidance | Imaging infrared seeker ↗ |
| Control actuation | All-electric control actuation system ↗ |
| Attack capability | Top attack ↗ |
| Warhead | Tandem warhead demonstrated against modern armour-protected main battle tanks ↗ |
| Combat operation and launchers | Day/night operation; tripod or military-vehicle launcher ↗ |
| Weapon-system elements | Missile, launcher, target acquisition system and fire-control unit ↗ |
Spec sources: pib.gov.in ↗ · bdl-india.in ↗ · pib.gov.in ↗
Changelog
Program timeline
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The Defence Acquisition Council granted Acceptance of Necessity for Indian Army procurement of MPATGM systems within capital-acquisition proposals estimated at about Rs 52,000 crore in total.
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DRDO successfully flight-tested MPATGM in top-attack mode against a moving tank target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, Maharashtra; the target was simulated by a thermal target system developed in Jodhpur.
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DRDO and the Indian Army completed MPATGM warhead flight trials at Pokhran, along with tandem-warhead penetration trials against modern armour; technology demonstration concluded and the system was readied for final user evaluation.
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DRDO flight-tested the final deliverable MPATGM configuration from a man-portable launcher with thermal sight; it destroyed the designated target and again validated consistent minimum-range performance.
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DRDO transferred technology for the MPATGM Mk-II warhead to Economic Explosives Limited.
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MPATGM destroyed a tank-mimicking target in direct-attack mode from a man-portable launcher with thermal sight, validating minimum range and the miniaturised infrared-imaging seeker.
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At Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, an MPATGM launched from a man-portable tripod destroyed a functional-tank-mimicking target in top-attack mode; all mission objectives were met.
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DRDO completed the second of two MPATGM firings in the Rajasthan desert; the missiles fired on March 13 and 14 precisely hit designated targets at different ranges.
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DRDO conducted the first of two Rajasthan-desert MPATGM tests; the Ministry of Defence later confirmed that this missile precisely hit its designated target and met all mission objectives.
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The second MPATGM flight test from Ahmednagar met all mission objectives and, with the previous day's mission, validated different engagement ranges including maximum-range capability.
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DRDO conducted the maiden MPATGM flight test from Ahmednagar range and met all mission objectives.
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