ASTRA air-to-air missile Archives

New Delhi, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas LSP-7 successfully test-fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile on Wednesday. The test was carried out at the coast of Goa. According to the Defence Ministry, the missile release was successfully carried out from the aircraft at an altitude of about 20,000 ft. All the objectives of the test were met and it was a perfect text book launch. The aircraft was also monitored by a Chase Tejas twin-seater aircraft. ASTRA, a state-of-the-art BVR air-to-air missile to engage and destroy highly maneuvering supersonic aerial targets, is designed and developed by…