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MPATGM hits a moving target

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: MPATGM hits a moving target (GS3 · Defence, 12 January 2026)

What happened

  • DRDO flight-tested the third-generation fire-and-forget MPATGM with top attack against a moving target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, on 11 January 2026 [PIB].

Background

  • It uses an imaging infrared seeker and tandem warhead [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Infantry anti-tank missiles are now an import substitution item.

How to use this in Mains

GS-III Security; indigenisation of technology

  1. As per PIB (2026-01-12): DRDO flight-tested the third-generation fire-and-forget MPATGM with top attack against a moving target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, on 11 January 2026.
  2. Infantry anti-tank missiles are now an import substitution item.
Quotable data point

DRDO flight-tested the third-generation fire-and-forget MPATGM with top attack against a moving target at KK Ranges, Ahilya Nagar, on 11 January 2026.

PIB: MPATGM flight test, 12 Jan 2026

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: MPATGM.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

MPATGM seeker type

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: MPATGM flight test, 12 Jan 2026

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending