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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Air-to-air missile 'Astra' test-fired successfully

India's indigenously developed, beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air missile 'Astra' was today successfully test-fired from the integrated test range (ITR) at Chandipur in Orissa.

The missile was test-fired from a launcher in the launch pad number 2 of the ITR complex at about 1205 hours. After data analysis of the flight test, another test may be conducted in the next couple of days if needed, defence sources said.

"Before being made full operational, the complex missile system would undergo some more trials, though test on its navigation, control, air frame, propulsion and other sub-system have been validated," said a source from the Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) at ITR.

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