Comparison of Astra with similar platforms
ASTRA
Type Air to Air Missile
Place of origin India
Production history
Manufacturer DRDO
Produced Pre Production/Testing
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Specifications
Weight 154 kg
Length 3570 mm
Diameter 178 mm
Warhead 15 kg (33 lb) HE fragmentation directional warhead
Detonation
mechanism
Radar proximity fuse
Engine Solid Fuel Rocket
Wingspan 254 mm
Operational
range
80-110 km in head on chase
20 km in tail chase
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Flight ceiling 66,000 ft
Speed Mach 4.5+
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Guidance
system
Inertial,
mid-course update and terminal
active radar homing (15 km)
Launch
platform
Su-30MKI (ongoing trials).
HAL Tejas (expected),
Dassault Rafale (expected),
HAL AMCA (expected)
Sukhoi/HAL FGFA (expected),
Mirage 2000 (expected) and
MiG-29UPG (expected)
AIM 120
Type Medium-range,
active radar homing air-to-air missile
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service September 1991–present
Used by See operators
Production history
Manufacturer
•
Hughes: 1991–97
•
Raytheon: 1997–present
Unit cost
• $300,000–$400,000 for 120C variants
• $1,786,000(FY2014) for 120D
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Variants AIM-120A, AIM-120B, AIM-120C, AIM-120C-4/5/6/7, AIM-120D
Specifications
Weight 335 lb (152 kg)
Length 12 ft (3.7 m)
Diameter 7 in (180 mm)
Warhead
High explosive blast-fragmentation
• AIM-120A/B: WDU-33/B, 50
pounds (22.7
kg)
• AIM-120C-5: WDU-41/B, 40 pounds (18.1 kg)
Detonation
mechanism
Active RADAR Target Detection Device (TDD)
Quadrant Target Detection Device (QTDD) in AIM-120C-6 – lots 13+.
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Engine Solid-fuel rocket motor
Wingspan 20.7 in (530 mm) AIM-120A/B
Operational
range
• AIM-120A/B: 55–75 km (30–40
nmi)
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• AIM-120C-5: >105 km (>57
nmi)
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• AIM-120D (C-8): >160 km (>97
nmi)
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Speed Mach 4 (4,900 km/h; 3,045 mph)
Guidance
system
inertial guidance, terminal
active radar homing
R 77
Type Medium-range,
active radar homing air-to-air missile
Service history
In service 1994 (R-77)
Production history
Manufacturer Vympel
Specifications
Weight 175 kg (R-77), 190 kg (R-77-1)
Length 3.6 m (R-77), 3.71 m (R-77-1)
Diameter 200 mm
Warhead 22.5 kg
HE fragmenting (R-77)
Detonation
mechanism
laser proximity fuze
Engine Solid fuel rocket motor (R-77), air-breathing ramjet (R-77-PD)
Wingspan 350 mm
Operational
range
80 km (R-77), 110 km (R-77-1)
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>200km (K-77M)
Flight altitude 5–25 km (16,000–82,000 ft)
Guidance
system
Inertial with mid-course update and terminal
active radar homing
Launch
platform
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21-93/LanceR/Bison,
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23,
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25,
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-27,
Mikoyan MiG-29,
Mikoyan MiG-31,
Mikoyan MiG-35,
Sukhoi Su-27,
Sukhoi Su-30,
Sukhoi Su-33,
Sukhoi Su-34,
Sukhoi Su-35,
HAL Tejas,
Yakovlev Yak-141,
Chengdu J-10
Future Platforms:
Sukhoi PAK FA
The
Vympel NPO R-77 missile (
NATO reporting name:
AA-12 Adder) is a Russian medium range,
active radar homing air-to-air missile system. It is also known by its export model designation
RVV-AE. It is the Russian counterpart to the American
AIM-120 AMRAAM missile.
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