First successful Astra test gives boost to air missile technology

SOURCE: TNN India on Sunday finally tested its first indigenous air-to-air missile ‘Astra’ from a Sukhoi-30MKI fighter jet, marking a significant turning point in the decade-long tortuous developmental saga of the complex beyond visual range (BVR) weapon. The test-firing of the sleek BVR missile over the Arabian Sea off Goa is the first concrete step […]



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