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Anti-tank missiles launched from south Gaza, says IDF

Anti-tank missiles launched from south Gaza, says IDF

Tel Aviv, Nov 5, The Israel Defence Force (IDF) in a statement on Sunday said that anti-tank missiles were launched at its force from South Gaza on early Sunday morning. The IDF statement said that the Army destroyed the missile and launched a counter attack on the source of the missile and destroyed it. Meanwhile, fights continued in Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm and other locations across the West Bank between IDF and Palestinians. The IDF said that several Palestinians were injured in the action in Jenin while in Nebula three Palestinians were injured. The IDF has encircled the Gaza Al…
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India successfully tests laser-guided anti-tank missile

India successfully tests laser-guided anti-tank missile

New Delhi: India has successfully tested a laser-guided anti-tank missile, primarily designed to destroy heavily-armoured military vehicles, the Defence Ministry said on Wednesday."Laser-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) was successfully test-fired from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges, Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) Ahmednagar on 22nd Sep 2020," the DRDO said.In these tests, the missile successfully destroyed a target located at a distance of 3 km.Laser-guided ATGMs lock and track the targets with the help of laser to ensure precision hit accuracy. Employing a tandem HEAT warhead to defeat Explosive Reactive Armour (ERA) protected armoured vehicles, the missile has been developed with…
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