Bad news for Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China, India successfully tests homemade ULPGM-V3 missile capable of...
New Delhi: India has achieved a new milestone by further enhancing its military power. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully tested the UAV-launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. This missile was launched from a drone and it surprised everyone with its accurate shooting. What is ULPGM-V3 missile?
The ULPGM-V3 is equipped with a high definition dual-channel seeker that can strike a wide variety of targets. It can be fired in plain and high-altitude areas. It has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target/aim-point update. The missile is equipped with three modular warhead options: Anti-armour to destroy modern age armoured vehicles equipped with Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA) with Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA); Penetration-cum-Blast warhead with Anti Bunker application and Pre-fragmentation warhead with a high lethality zone. Who has developed the ULPGM-V3 missile?
The missile is jointly developed by DRDO laboratories namely Research Centre Imarat, Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, High-Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Integrated Test Range and Defence Electronics Research Laboratory. The present trials were carried out for the Anti-armour configuration. What are the features of ULPGM-V3 missile?
The missile was released from a UAV, which is indigenously developed by an Indian start-up – Newspace Research Technologies, Bengaluru. DRDO is actively pursuing integration of ULPGM weapons with long-range and high endurance UAVs from several other Indian companies. Development cum Production Partners (DcPPs) – Adani Defence and Bharat Dynamics Limited, Hyderabad) and 30 MSMEs/start-ups contributed to making this unique project a grand success.
The ULPGM-V3 missile is an important part of India's guided missile programme. Earlier, ULPGM-V2 was developed by DRDO's Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), which included many types of warheads.
V3 is expected to have new technologies like imaging infrared (IIR) seekers and dual-thrust propulsion system, which makes it even more powerful. This missile is lightweight, accurate and will work with many types of air platforms. It was shown in Aero India 2025, which caught the attention of the world.
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