Indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra successfully test-fired.
Beyond-visual-range missile Astra was launched from a Sukhoi-30 MKI as a part of user trials.
Indigenously designed air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test-fired from the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Odisha on September 17.
The beyond-visual-range missile was launched from a Sukhoi-30 MKI as a part of user trials.
A defence official said that as part of the trial, a live aerial target was engaged, accurately demonstrating the capability of the missile.
Radars, the electro-optical tracking system and sensors tracked the missile and confirmed its engagement with the target.
Astra, designed by the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO), is capable of engaging targets of different ranges and altitudes, including long-range as well as short-range targets. (Source: The Hindu)
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