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	The '''DRDO ~~[[anti~~-~~tank missile]]~~''' ~~(ATM)~~ is a first generation wire-guided missile developed in India by [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]] (DRDL) of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). It has a subsonic speed up to {{convert\|300\|ft/s\|m/s\|abbr=on}} with a range of 1.6~~ ~~km and carries a 106 mm [[~~High~~ explosive anti-tank ~~warhead\|~~HEAT warhead]].<ref name="fi">{{cite ~~web~~ \|~~last1~~=Joseph \|~~first1~~=P. Chacko \|title=The first ATM \|url=http://frontierindia.net/the-first-atm \|website=Frontier India \|~~date~~=~~19 August 2007~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612165617/http://frontierindia.net/the-first-atm \|archive-date=12 June 2012 \|access-date=5 March ~~2012 \|url-status=dead~~ }}</ref>		The '''DRDO Anti-Tank Missile''' is a first generation [[Wire-guided missile\|wire-guided]] [[anti-tank guided missile]] (ATGM) developed in India by [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]] (DRDL), a part of the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). It has a subsonic speed up to {{convert\|300\|ft/s\|m/s\|abbr=on}} with a range of {{convert\|1.6\|km\|mi\|abbr=on}} and carries a 106 mm [[high-explosive anti-tank]] (HEAT) warhead.<ref name="fi">{{cite news \|last=Joseph \|first=P. Chacko \|date=19 August 2007 \|title=The first ATM \|url=http://frontierindia.net/the-first-atm \|website=Frontier India \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612165617/http://frontierindia.net/the-first-atm \|archive-date=12 June 2012 \|access-date=5 March 2022}}</ref>

	==Introduction==		==Introduction==
	In 1959, India ~~started~~ a feasibility study on a ~~First Generation Anti Tank Missile (ATM)~~. New General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR) were issued and the task of preliminary study and wind testing was assigned to Department of Aeronautics and Institute of Science, Bangalore.<ref name="fi"/>		In 1959, India began a feasibility study on a first generation ATGM. New General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR) were issued and the task of preliminary study and wind testing was assigned to Department of Aeronautics and Institute of Science, Bangalore.<ref name="fi"/>

	==Development==		==Development==
	In 1962, DRDO was granted {{INRConvert\|6\|l\|year=1962}} to begin work on developing an ~~Anti~~-~~Tank~~ missile due to conflict with China in [[Ladakh]]. It has a range of 500 meters to about 2 km.<ref>{{cite news \|title=CASS India \|url=http://www.cassindia.com/inner_page.php?task=research&&id=131 \|access-date=20 June 2018 \|work=CASS-India}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|~~last1~~=Parthasarathi \|~~first1~~=A. \|title=Technology at the Core: Science & Technology with Indira Gandhi \|date=2007 \|publisher=Pearson Education India \|isbn=9788131701706 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BrRN4qlR1AsC&pg=PA170 \|language=en}}</ref>		In 1962, DRDO was granted {{INRConvert\|6\|l\|year=1962}} to begin work on developing an anti-tank missile due to a conflict with China in [[Ladakh]]. It has a range of 500 meters to about 2 km.<ref>{{cite news \|title=CASS India \|url=http://www.cassindia.com/inner_page.php?task=research&&id=131 \|access-date=20 June 2018 \|work=CASS-India}}</ref><ref>{{cite book \|last=Parthasarathi \|first=A. \|title=Technology at the Core: Science & Technology with Indira Gandhi \|date=2007 \|publisher=Pearson Education India \|isbn=9788131701706 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BrRN4qlR1AsC&pg=PA170 \|language=en}}</ref>

	After the first aerodynamic design was completed, a full-scale model of the complete configuration was tested in a wind tunnel at [[Indian Institute of Science\|IISc Bangalore]]. ~~At Bangalore~~, ~~this~~ model was ~~tested for the~~ force and momentum tests which were completed in 1961. Vibrating spoilers were used during these tests to determine control effectiveness. The ATM was designed to have a subsonic flight speed of about 90~~ ~~m/s ~~(300 ~~ft/s).<ref name="fi"/> In 1963, the entire design was reworked ~~for accommodating~~ 106 mm HEAT ~~warheads~~ in the ~~ATM~~.		After the first aerodynamic design was completed, a full-scale model of the complete configuration was tested in a wind tunnel at [[Indian Institute of Science]] (IISc), Bangalore. There, the model was given force and momentum tests which were completed in 1961. Vibrating spoilers were used during these tests to determine control effectiveness. The ATM was designed to have a subsonic flight speed of about {{convert\|90\|m/s\|ft/s\|abbr=on}}.<ref name="fi"/> In 1963, the entire design was reworked to hold a 106 mm HEAT warhead in the nose.

	==Propulsion==		==Propulsion==
	~~Defence Research and Development Laboratory (~~DRDL~~), a [[Defence Research and Development Organisation\|DRDO]] lab,~~ determined the propulsion motor requirement and designed the propulsion system. The ~~propulsion~~ motor was made of aluminium alloy. It had two compartments, one for the sustainer and ~~the other~~ for the booster.		DRDL determined the propulsion motor requirement and designed the propulsion system. The motor was made of aluminium alloy. It had two compartments, one for the sustainer and one for the booster.

	Explosives Research & Development Laboratory (ERDL)~~, another DRDO laboratory~~, made the propellant compositions and also developed the SUK black propulsion grains. Molybdenum inserts were used as sustainer. The booster grain had star type hole for very fast burn and the sustainer was cigarette burning type for constant thrust.<ref name="fi"/>		Another part of DRDO, the Explosives Research & Development Laboratory (ERDL), made the propellant compositions and also developed the SUK black propulsion grains. Molybdenum inserts were used as sustainer. The booster grain had star type hole for very fast burn and the sustainer was cigarette burning type for constant thrust.<ref name="fi"/>

	==Control and ~~Guidance~~==		==Control and guidance==
	The actuator and gyroscope were the main components of the control and guidance system of the ~~ATM~~. The ~~Actuators~~ were spoiler type, (similar to [[Mosquito (missile)]]), which gave a response time of 10 ~~millisecond~~ with a stay time varying from ~~80-20~~ and ~~20-80~~ milliseconds. The gyroscope developed for the ~~ATM was a~~ three ~~degree~~ freedom ~~gyroscope~~.<ref name="fi"/>		The actuator and [[gyroscope]] were the main components of the control and guidance system of the missile. The actuators were spoiler type, (similar to [[Mosquito (missile)]]), which gave a response time of 10 milliseconds with a stay time varying from 80–20 and 20–80 milliseconds. The gyroscope developed for the missile had three degrees freedom.<ref name="fi"/>

	==Testing==		==Testing==
	The missile was test-fired near Imarat, a village on the outskirts of [[Hyderabad, India~~\|Hyderabad]]~~, which held the reliability order of 65%. The test trials were attended by Gen Bewoor, then Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. The missile was tested 16 times and hit its target 14 times. Two Indian army teams which were trained on European ATMs, [[Cobra (missile)\|Cobra]] and [[ENTAC]], carried out the tests. These test ~~did not reveal any~~ significant difference between firing the European and indigenous ATMs. Work was still to be done on inhibition of the sustainer motor.<ref name="fi"/>		The missile was test-fired near Imarat, a village on the outskirts of [[Hyderabad]], India, which held the reliability order of 65%. The test trials were attended by Gen Bewoor, then Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. The missile was tested 16 times and hit its target 14 times. Two Indian army teams which were trained on European ATMs, [[Cobra (missile)\|Cobra]] and [[ENTAC]], carried out the tests. These test revealed no significant difference between firing the European and indigenous ATMs. Work was still to be done on inhibition of the sustainer motor.<ref name="fi"/>

	==Termination==		==Termination==
	After waiting for more than 10 years ~~without any~~ results, in 1969 ATM project was terminated as the Indian Army revised its General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR). The new GSQR extended the range of the missile from 1.6 km to 3 km. They also required the ~~previously~~ man-portable missile to be ~~capable of being mounted~~ and ~~fired~~ from a mobile-launcher. This led to production of [[~~Nord~~ SS.11~~\|SS11B1~~]] at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), ~~[[Hyderabad, India\|~~Hyderabad]] under license from France.<ref name="fi"/><ref>{{cite book \|~~last1~~=Ramarao \|~~first1~~=Dr Prahlada \|title=Build Up to Blast Off: DRDL 1962 to 1982 \|date=2016 \|publisher=Frontier India Technology \|isbn=9789385699047 \|page=63 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1vzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA63 \|language=en}}</ref>		After waiting for more than 10 years with no results, in 1969 ATM project was terminated as the Indian Army revised its General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR). The new GSQR extended the range of the missile from 1.6 km to 3 km. They also required the formerly man-portable missile to be able to mount and fire from a mobile launcher. This led to production of Nord [[SS.11]]B1 at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hyderabad under license from France.<ref name="fi"/><ref>{{cite book \|last=Ramarao \|first=Prahlada \|title=Build Up to Blast Off: DRDL 1962 to 1982 \|date=2016 \|publisher=Frontier India Technology \|isbn=9789385699047 \|page=63 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1vzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA63 \|language=en}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~		===Future development===
	*[[Mosquito (missile)]]		*[[Nag (missile)]]
	*[[Cobra (missile)\|Cobra]]		*[[SAMHO]]
	*[[ENTAC]]
	*[[Nord SS.11\|SS11B1]]

	===Future ~~Development~~===
	*[[Nag missile]]
	*[[~~SAMHO (missile)\|~~SAMHO]]
	*[[MPATGM]]		*[[MPATGM]]
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	===Future Development===		===Future Development===
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			*[[SAMHO (missile)\|SAMHO]]
	[[MPATGM]]		*[[MPATGM]]

	==References==		==References==

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{{short description|First generation wire-guided missile}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
The '''DRDO [[anti-tank missile]]''' (ATM) is a first generation wire-guided missile developed in India by [[Defence Research and Development Laboratory]] (DRDL) of [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]] (DRDO). It has a subsonic speed up to {{convert|300|ft/s|m/s|abbr=on}} with a range of 1.6 km and carries a 106 mm [[High explosive anti-tank warhead|HEAT warhead]].<ref name="fi">{{cite web |last1=Joseph |first1=P. Chacko |title=The first ATM |url=http://frontierindia.net/the-first-atm |website=Frontier India |date=19 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120612165617/http://frontierindia.net/the-first-atm |archive-date=12 June 2012 |access-date=5 March 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Introduction==
In 1959, India started a feasibility study on a First Generation Anti Tank Missile (ATM). New General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR) were issued and the task of preliminary study and wind testing was assigned to Department of Aeronautics and Institute of Science, Bangalore.<ref name="fi"/>

==Development==
In 1962, DRDO was granted {{INRConvert|6|l|year=1962}} to begin work on developing an Anti-Tank missile due to conflict with China in [[Ladakh]]. It has a range of 500 meters to about 2 km.<ref>{{cite news |title=CASS India |url=http://www.cassindia.com/inner_page.php?task=research&&id=131 |access-date=20 June 2018 |work=CASS-India}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Parthasarathi |first1=A. |title=Technology at the Core: Science & Technology with Indira Gandhi |date=2007 |publisher=Pearson Education India |isbn=9788131701706 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BrRN4qlR1AsC&pg=PA170 |language=en}}</ref>

After the first aerodynamic design was completed, a full-scale model of the complete configuration was tested in a wind tunnel at [[Indian Institute of Science|IISc Bangalore]]. At Bangalore, this model was tested for the force and momentum tests which were completed in 1961. Vibrating spoilers were used during these tests to determine control effectiveness. The ATM was designed to have a subsonic flight speed of about 90 m/s (300 ft/s).<ref name="fi"/> In 1963, the entire design was reworked for accommodating 106 mm HEAT warheads in the ATM.

==Propulsion==
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), a [[Defence Research and Development Organisation|DRDO]] lab, determined the propulsion motor requirement and designed the propulsion system. The propulsion motor was made of aluminium alloy. It had two compartments, one for the sustainer and the other for the booster.

Explosives Research & Development Laboratory (ERDL), another DRDO laboratory, made the propellant compositions and also developed the SUK black propulsion grains. Molybdenum inserts were used as sustainer. The booster grain had star type hole for very fast burn and the sustainer was cigarette burning type for constant thrust.<ref name="fi"/>

==Control and Guidance==
The actuator and gyroscope were the main components of the control and guidance system of the ATM. The Actuators were spoiler type, (similar to [[Mosquito (missile)]]), which gave a response time of 10 millisecond with a stay time varying from 80-20 and 20-80 milliseconds. The gyroscope developed for the ATM was a three degree freedom gyroscope.<ref name="fi"/>

==Testing==
The missile was test-fired near Imarat, a village on the outskirts of [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], which held the reliability order of 65%. The test trials were attended by Gen Bewoor, then Deputy Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. The missile was tested 16 times and hit its target 14 times. Two Indian army teams which were trained on European ATMs, [[Cobra (missile)|Cobra]] and [[ENTAC]], carried out the tests. These test did not reveal any significant difference between firing the European and indigenous ATMs. Work was still to be done on inhibition of the sustainer motor.<ref name="fi"/>

==Termination==
After waiting for more than 10 years without any results, in 1969 ATM project was terminated as the Indian Army revised its General Staff Qualitative Requirements (GSQR). The new GSQR extended the range of the missile from 1.6 km to 3 km. They also required the previously man-portable missile to be capable of being mounted and fired from a mobile-launcher. This led to production of [[Nord SS.11|SS11B1]] at Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] under license from France.<ref name="fi"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Ramarao |first1=Dr Prahlada |title=Build Up to Blast Off: DRDL 1962 to 1982 |date=2016 |publisher=Frontier India Technology |isbn=9789385699047 |page=63 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1vzDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA63 |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Mosquito (missile)]]
*[[Cobra (missile)|Cobra]]
*[[ENTAC]]
*[[Nord SS.11|SS11B1]]

===Future Development===
[[Nag missile]]

[[MPATGM]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Indian missiles}}
{{Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Drdo Anti Tank Missile}}
[[Category:Guided missiles of India]]
[[Category:Anti-tank missiles]]