DRDO tests final deliverable configuration of Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile

Why in news?

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently successfully flight tested the final deliverable configuration of the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (MPATGM).

About Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile

• The indigenously developed anti-tank missile is a low weight, ‘fire and forget’ missile and is launched from a man portable launcher, integrated with thermal sight.
• During the test, which was conducted at a range in Southern India, the missile impacted the designated target with precision and destroyed it. The final impact event was captured on camera. The purpose of this particular test was to prove the consistent performance for the missile system at its minimum range.