This highly-successful cooperation was followed by another great success—the manufacture of the MBDA-designed MILAN missile in India. This missile, which continues to serve with the Indian Army providing reliable and combat-proven anti-tank performance, is also made in India by BDL. To date over 50,000 examples of the MILAN missile have been made in India.
The future looks bright for the fifth generation of anti-tank missiles to be Made in India also. MBDA has partnered with industrial giant Larsen and Toubro to form a joint venture company, L&T MBDA Missile Systems Ltd, which has proposed ATGM5, the world’s only true 5th Generation Anti-Tank Missile, as the next advancement in the Indian Army’s anti-tank capabilities.
ATGM5 is categorised as an Indian Designed Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) product under the Make in India programme. ATGM5 offers many unique capabilities, including being truly network enabled, a multipurpose warhead with selectable effects, and high-performance seeker technologies.