Astra Missile

Jan. 15, 2024

The Minister of State for Defence recently flagged off the indigenously developed Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Bharat Dynamics in Hyderabad.

About Astra Missile:

Astra is a beyond-visual-range (BVR) air-to-air missile designed to be mounted on fighter aircraft.
It is indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by Bharat Dynamics Ltd. (BDL) for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
The missile is designed to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aircraft.
It is the best in its class of weapon systems in the world in the category of air-to-air missiles.
The missile is being developed in multiple variants to meet specific requirements.
The ASTRA Mk-I Weapon System, integrated with SU-30 Mk-I aircraft, is being inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF).