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Amogha missile
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| Amogha Missile | |
|---|---|
| Type | Anti-tank guided missile |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2016 (proposed) |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Specifications | |
Operational range |
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Guidance system |
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The Amogha-1 is a second generation 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. 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[edit]
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.[2][3] 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.
Variant[edit]
Amogha-III[edit]
On 7 February 2020, BDL unveiled third generation man portable Amogha-III ATGM at Defexpo 2020 in Lucknow. The missile has conventional cylindrical body, eight mid-body foldable fins and four larger aft fins for flight stabilization. It is powered by dual-thrust rocket motor with thrust vector control and burns smokeless propellant. The terminal seeker has dual mode imaging infrared (IIR) and electro-optical (EO) assembly. Amogha-III can hit the target at top attack and direct attack mode. Target must be locked before launch. The missile uses an anti-armour tandem warhead that can penetrate 650 mm beyond Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA). Operational range is between 200–2,500 m with 18 kg weight although BDL is planning to reduce it to 15-16 kg once the missile hits mass production. The complete system has missile, tripod and a command launch unit (CLU) with remote operation capability.[4][5]
Future targets[edit]
The Amogha will be configured to be used on HAL Rudra and HAL Prachand. Soon it will have land version, an air-launched version and a portable version.[6][7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Anti-tank guided missile test-fired". The Hindu. 2015-09-16. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "Bharat Heavy Dynamics test fires indigenous anti-tank missile - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "Arms trade daily - Thu 17th Sep". Peace Times. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ Udoshi, Rahul (6 February 2020). "BDL unveils new Amogha-III ATGM". Janes. Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ↑ "BDL launches Amogha - III" (PDF). Bharat Dynamics Limited. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ "Bharat Heavy Dynamics test fires indigenous anti-tank missile - The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ "Bharat Heavy Dynamics Test Fires Indigenous Anti-tank Missile". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2015-12-01.