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Sunday, May 04, 2014

Astra successfully test-fired from Sukhoi-30 MKI

Astra BVAMRAAMAstra, India's first indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile was successfully test-fired from a Sukhoi-30 MKI at a naval range in the Western Sector, marking a major step in missile-aircraft integration.

The test-firing met all the mission objectives and the air-launch was captured by side and forward looking high-speed cameras and the separation was exactly as per simulation, according to a press release from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Congratulating the team, Avinash Chander, Sceintific Advisor to the Defence Minister and DG, DRDO, observed that the launch was a major step in missile aircraft integration.

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