Amogha missile

The Amogha-1 is a guided anti-tank missile with a range up to 2.8 km (1.7 mi). It is under development by Bharat Dynamics at Hyderabad.[1] It is the first missile designed and tested by Bharat Dynamics. It is being built in Israel for the Indian military.[2]

Amogha Missile
TypeAnti-tank guided missile
Place of originIndia
Service history
In service2016 (proposed)
Production history
ManufacturerBharat Dynamics Limited
Specifications
Operational
range
2.8 km
See also: Integrated Guided Missile Development Program

The missile will be produced in two versions. The land version has already been tested. The infrared version of the missile uses a "thermal intelligent vision" to attack its target.

Testing

The missile has a range of 2.5 to 2.8 km (1.6 to 1.7 mi). It was reported that two missiles were tested in September 2015 at the Babina Army Range in Madhya Pradesh. Both missiles hit their targets in the test.[3][4] These tests found no significant difference between this missile and other anti-tank missiles. The performance of the missile is measured by both the gunner and commander of the Advanced Target Acquisition systems.

Future targets

The Amogha will be configured to be used on the Advanced Light Helicopter and the HAL Light Combat Helicopter. Soon it will have land version, an air-launched version and a portable version.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Anti-tank guided missile test-fired". The Hindu. 2015-09-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  2. "India to Buy 8,000 of These Anti-Tank Missiles From Israel". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  3. "Bharat Heavy Dynamics test fires indigenous anti-tank missile - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  4. "Arms trade daily - Thu 17th Sep". Peace Times. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  5. "Bharat Heavy Dynamics test fires indigenous anti-tank missile - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
  6. "Bharat Heavy Dynamics Test Fires Indigenous Anti-tank Missile". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
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