India's ATGM : Which must be fast-tracked right now!!
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SANT : Stand-off anti tank

(Mi-35 fires SANT ATGM during trials at Pokhran)

(SANT missile shown public at defence expo)
SANT(Stand-off Anti Tank) Missile was tested for the first time, last year from a Mi-35 attack helicopter and according to media reports is a variant of HELINA ATGM developed to be used from Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) of MALE and HALE Class with a similar range of HELINA. Initial varient of SANT missile was tested upto 12 km, but final developmental prototype will have a greater stand-off range of about 20 km.
NAG

Homegrown Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) NAG earlier this year cleared final user trials and was cleared to be inducted into Indian Army after years of developmental trials. 12 Nag ATGMs mounted on a NAMICA (BMP-2 infantry fighting vehicle ) has a range of 4kms and has high single-shot hit probability.
Helina : Helicopter-launched anti-tank guided missile

Helicopter-launched, anti-tank guided missile with a range of range of 7-10 km also has been cleared for production from 2019 onwards and will be equipped on ALH Rudra WSI and LCH Light Attack Helicopters both which provide crucial aerial firepower to the strike corps against armored vehicles and main battle tanks.
MPATGM : Man portable anti tank guided missile

Man-Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile’ (MPATGM) system developed by DRDO with VEM Technologies Pvt.Ltd is a fire-and-forget anti-tank, 3rd generation missile which has a maximum strike range of approximately 2.5 km. MPATGM was successfully tested by DRDO in 2018 twice and missile system is likely to enter full-scale developmental trials from 2019 followed by Army trials.
CLGM : canon launched guided missile

Cannon-launched Laser Guided Missile [CLGM] developed by DRDO is a semi-active Laser homing cannon launched missile that can be launched from a 120mm main gun of the Arjun Tank. The 5 km range CLGM can target armored vehicles, including Tanks, as well as low-flying aircraft. It can be fired from the barrel of the indigenous Arjun MBT, thus enhancing that platform’s versatility, as well as a standalone system.
( above information are collected from various sources & cannot be guarantied that they are accurate)
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