It has been reported that India’s indigenously developed helicopter-launched Anti-Tank Guided Missile ‘HELINA’ has completed all the trials. The missile is guided by an Imaging Infra-Red (IIR) Seeker operating in the Lock on Before Launch mode. Further, it is touted as one of the most advanced anti-tank weapons in the world. Also, a variant of…
Indian Army is interested in the procurement of 5000 Nos. of Fire & Forget ATGMs along Launcher Systems adapted on BMP-2/2K. And, so has issued a Request for Information (RFI) for the same with a view to finalise SQRs, decide procurement category and identify probable Indian vendors who are capable to supply Fire & Forget…
Issue Date: 31 May 2023 Response Date: 31 Jul 2023 Defence Service: Indian Army Brief Details: The Ministry of Defence, Government of India, intends to procure approximately quantity 5000 Fire & Forget ATGMs along with Quantity 500 Launcher Systems adapted on BMP-2/2K for the Indian Army. The Fire & Forget ATGMs along with Launcher Systems…
Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) or Anti-Tank Guided Weapon (ATGW) is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily-armored tanks and other armored fighting vehicles. These range in size from shoulder-launched weapons which can be transported by a single soldier, to larger tripod-mounted weapons which require a squad or team to transport and fire, to…
Article by Kavita Nagpal & Ritika Behal Though India has taken the ATGM development programme and have made limited headway in some of the technologies to develop ATGM comparable with the world-class systems, however, still it’s a long way to go to meet the ‘Authorized Holding’ of Indian Army. Introduction An Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)…
