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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Astra missile intercepts Lakshya

Astra air-to-air Missile |A lot of hype is being generated during the ongoing development trials of Astra, the beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air Missile being indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Sources revealed that though the second consecutive test was carried out successfully on Saturday as part of the development trials of Astra at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, Odisha, sources said these were just baby steps.

Development trials for the Astra have been going since 2003. The next test will be carried out on December 24, officials said.

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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous23/12/12 16:21

    This video is not of an Astra test but of Agni.

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