DefExpo 2020: Indian missiles abound but are yet to be fielded
Indian state-owned entities displayed a number of missiles at DefExpo 2020 in Lucknow, including a couple for the first time, indicating practical progress on several fronts.
One new missile shown in model form by Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) was the Amogha-III antitank guided missile (ATGM). This has been developed in-house and follows on from the MILAN-2T (still in production) and Konkurs, which BDL refers to as the Amogha-I and -II.
The man-portable Amogha-III is therefore BDL’s third-generation missile, employing fire-and-forget capabilities for the first time. Amogha-III is still in development, but a BDL spokesperson said initial phases of testing had been
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