New Delhi, India's Defence research and development employer (DRDO) has correctly tested the indigenously evolved 'Astra' missile.
Launched from a Sukhoi fighter jet off the odisha coast, the missile finished a hundred% accurate hits on goals in two distinctive situations. A key feature of this missile is its ability to robotically neutralize enemy radar systems upon launch, reducing risk for pilots and ensuring unique targeting. Being a 'beyond visible variety Air-to-Air Missile' (BVRAAM), it can strike goals from 100-150 kilometers away.
While the contemporary Mk-1 version has a number a hundred kilometers, the Mk-2 and Mk-3 variations will boast even extra degrees. This about four-meter lengthy, a hundred and fifty kg missile will extensively bolster India's air protection talents. Its a success integration with Sukhoi fighter jets, along Rafale, marks a primary success inside the country's protection zone. india is now moving toward establishing a 3-layered air defense shield combining brahmos, Samar-2, and Astra, capable of countering any superior combat aircraft.
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