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Astra Missile : Flagged Off

Kumari Sonali

Astra Missile : Flagged Off

The Minister of State for Defence recently flagged off the indigenously developed Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Bharat Dynamics in Hyderabad.

  • Astra is a beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile designed to be mounted on fighter aircraft.
  • It is indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
  • The missile is designed to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aircraft.
  • It is the best in its class of weapon systems in the world in the category of air-to-air missiles.
  • The missile is being developed in multiple variants to meet specific requirements.
  • The ASTRA Mk-I Weapon System, integrated with SU-30 Mk-I aircraft, is being inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF).

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