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Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile, Astra missile likely to be test fired next week
By Sibdas Kundu
Balasore, July 4: Astra, the Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), is likely to flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near here next week.
While two days are slated July 6 and July 7,
sources said most likely the flight testing of the missile would be carried on July 7 (Wednesday) and a team from production unit has reportedly reached this place.
On the last occasion on January 11 this year two trials of the missile were conducted successfully.![Yahoo :yahoo: :yahoo:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cute/yahoo.gif)
The sophisticated missile is envisaged to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at supersonic speeds in the head-on mode at a range of 80 km and in tail-chase mode at 20 km.
The missile is intended for the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Mirage 2000H, Mirage 2000, MiG-29, MiG-21 Bison and Tejas combat jets, as also the Indian Navy's Sea Harrier jump jets.
Astra, which uses solid propellant, can carry a conventional warhead of 15 kg.
It is the smallest of the missiles developed by the DRDO in terms of size and weight.
It is 3.8-metre long and has a diameter of 178 mm with an overall launch weight of 160 kg.
The missile could be launched from different altitudes - it can cover 110 km when launched from an altitude of 15 km, 44 km when fired from an altitude of eight km and 21 km when the altitude is sea-level.
Besides, plans were afoot to test-fire its indigenously designed and developed Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile from the ITR in the last week of this month when India eyes to develop a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, and accordingly preparations for the trial were underway.![Yahoo :yahoo: :yahoo:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cute/yahoo.gif)
KalingaTimes.com: Astra missile likely to be test fired next week
By Sibdas Kundu
Balasore, July 4: Astra, the Beyond-Visual-Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), is likely to flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) near here next week.
While two days are slated July 6 and July 7,
![Cheers :cheers: :cheers:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cute/cheers.gif)
On the last occasion on January 11 this year two trials of the missile were conducted successfully.
![Yahoo :yahoo: :yahoo:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cute/yahoo.gif)
The sophisticated missile is envisaged to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft at supersonic speeds in the head-on mode at a range of 80 km and in tail-chase mode at 20 km.
The missile is intended for the Indian Air Force's Sukhoi Su-30MKI, Mirage 2000H, Mirage 2000, MiG-29, MiG-21 Bison and Tejas combat jets, as also the Indian Navy's Sea Harrier jump jets.
Astra, which uses solid propellant, can carry a conventional warhead of 15 kg.
It is the smallest of the missiles developed by the DRDO in terms of size and weight.
It is 3.8-metre long and has a diameter of 178 mm with an overall launch weight of 160 kg.
The missile could be launched from different altitudes - it can cover 110 km when launched from an altitude of 15 km, 44 km when fired from an altitude of eight km and 21 km when the altitude is sea-level.
Besides, plans were afoot to test-fire its indigenously designed and developed Advanced Air Defence (AAD) missile from the ITR in the last week of this month when India eyes to develop a full fledged multi-layer Ballistic Missile Defence system, and accordingly preparations for the trial were underway.
![Yahoo :yahoo: :yahoo:](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/cute/yahoo.gif)
KalingaTimes.com: Astra missile likely to be test fired next week