🗓️ Test & Development
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Test Location: NOAR, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh
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Developed By: DRDO in collaboration with BDL, Adani, and MSMEs under Make in India initiative
🔍 Overview
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Type: Precision-guided air-to-surface missile launched from drones
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Purpose: High-accuracy strikes with minimal risk to personnel
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Enhances India’s tactical drone warfare capabilities
🚀 Key Features
| Feature | Specification |
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| Range | 4 km (Day), 2.5 km (Night) |
| Weight | 5 kg (drone-compatible) |
| Seeker | HD Dual-Channel for precision targeting |
| Operational Conditions | Day & night, plains & high-altitude terrains |
| Data Link | Two-way for real-time targeting & updates |
💣 Warhead Options
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Anti-Armour: Defeats RHA + ERA tanks (Tandem Warhead)
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Penetration-cum-Blast: Effective against bunkers
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Pre-fragmentation: Creates high-lethality zone
🔄 Variants
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ULPGM-V1: Baseline prototype
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ULPGM-V2: Production variant (ULPGM)
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ULPGM-V3 / ULM-ER: Extended range with enhanced capabilities
👤 Operational Advantages
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Portable: Can be carried by individual soldiers
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Drone-launched: Minimizes risk to troops
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Terrain Flexibility: Effective in remote, mountainous, and high-altitude areas
⚡ Significance
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Enhances indigenous drone-launched precision strike capability
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Supports India’s Make in India defence initiatives
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Complements ongoing modernization of tactical battlefield solutions