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India successfully test-fired the indigenous Astra Missile beyond visual range air-to-air missile from a Su-30 Mk-I aircraft off the Odisha coast. The missile, developed by DRDO, hit high-speed aerial targets with precision, validating its indigenous radio frequency seeker.
Description:
- Name: Astra
- Type: Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM)
- Indigenous: Designed and developed entirely in India.
Key Features:
- Range: Exceeds 100 km.
- Seeker: Equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker.
- Launch Platform: Su-30 Mk-I fighter aircraft.
- Navigation: Advanced guidance and navigation systems for precision targeting.
- Accuracy: Capable of pin-point accuracy in target engagement.
Development & Collaboration:
- Developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
- Over 50 public and private sector industries contributed.
- Major partners include Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
Target Trials & Validation:
- Tested against high-speed aerial targets at various ranges and angles.
- Successful destruction of targets in both test launches.
- Subsystems, including the RF seeker, functioned flawlessly.
- Flight data validated through Range Tracking instruments at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur.
Strategic Significance:
- Enhances Indian Air Force’s air superiority capabilities.
- Boosts self-reliance in defence technology under ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.
- Competent alternative to foreign BVRAAMs like AMRAAM and Meteor.
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