Indian Air Force (IAF) has successfully examination fired indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) Astra targeting at an unmanned aerial vehicle ‘Banshi’ from Su-30 fighter aircraft. So far Astra, which is a unmarried phase venture fuelled missile has undergone to a greater extent than than xx developmental trials.
In May 2014, it was fired for the outset fourth dimension inwards air as well as on eighteen March 2016, the missile was fired inwards world during Iron Fist 2016 practice from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI. H5N1 sum of 7 trials were conducted against pilotless target aircraft successfully from September xi to 14, 2017.
Developed past times Defence Research as well as Development Organisation (DRDO), it is 1 of the smallest weapon organisation having length of 3.8-metre as well as weighing 154 kg. It is missile as well as has payload capacity of fifteen kg conventional explosives.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited or HAL played a pregnant business office inwards modifying the aircraft for weapon integration. The missile tin lavatory hold upwards integrated alongside all fighter aircraft of IAF including Sukhoi-30 MKI, Mirage-2000, MiG-29, Jaguar as well as the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
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