Astra (missile)

Astra
Astra
	Astra Mk-1
Type	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	2019–present
Used by	Indian Air Force; Indian Navy;
Production history
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation (Defence Research and Development Laboratory)
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited
Unit cost	₹7−8 crore (US$−1.0 million)
Produced	2017 — Present
Variants	Astra Mk-1 (Operational); Astra Mk-2 (Trial-phase); Astra Mk-3 (Trial-phase); Astra-IR (Designing-phase); VL-SRSAM (Trial-phase);
Specifications
Mass	154 kg (340 lb)
Length	3.84 m (12.6 ft)
Diameter	178 mm (7.0 in)
Warhead	High-explosive pre-fragmented HMX/PU
Warhead weight	15 kg (33 lb)
Detonation; mechanism	Astra Mk-1: Radio proximity fuze; ; Astra Mk-2: Optical proximity fuze;
Engine	Astra Mk 1: Solid-propellant rocket; Astra Mk.2: Dual-thrust pulsed rocket motor; Astra Mk.3: Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet;
Propellant	Solid fuel
Operational; range	Astra IR: 80 km (50 mi); Astra Mk-1: 110 km (68 mi); Astra Mk-2: 160 km (99 mi); Astra Mk-3: 350 km (220 mi);
Flight ceiling	20 km (66,000 ft)
Maximum speed	Mach 4.5 (Astra Mk 1)
Guidance; system	Mid-course: Fibre-optic gyro based inertial navigation system with mid-course update via datalink. ; Terminal: Active radar homing
Launch; platform	Su-30MKI; MiG-29K; Tejas Mk.1/1A; MiG-29UPG (Trial-phase); HAL Tejas Mk2 (Planned); AMCA (Planned); TEDBF (Planned); Dassault Rafale (Planned);
References

Astra (Sanskrit: "Weapon") is an Indian family of all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Different missiles of this family are capable of engaging targets at varying distances of 500 m (0.31 mi) up to 340 km (210 mi).^[15] Astra Mk-1 has been integrated with Indian Air Force's Sukhoi Su-30MKI and will be integrated with Dassault Mirage 2000, HAL Tejas and Mikoyan MiG-29 in the future. Limited series production of Astra Mk-1 missiles began in 2017.^[9]^[16]^[17]

^ Aroor, Shiv (24 March 2018). "How India's ASTRA Air-To-Air Missile Is Quietly Killing It". Livefist Defence. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "What is Aatra Missile". Business Standard India.
^ ^a ^b "Deal For Desi Astra Mk-1 Sealed, India Set To Test Next-gen Air-to-Air Missile 'This Month'". June 2022.
^ "From missiles to glide bombs, India set to test several advanced weapon systems". The Times of India. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ "With The 'Devil' Behind, India's Fastest Missile 'Astra' Can Down Enemy Jets At Almost Hypersonic Speeds". Eurasian Times. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
^ Bhardwaj, Tarun (17 September 2019). "Deadly weapon! IAF successfully test-fires air-to-air missile Astra from Sukhoi-30 combat aircrafts [sic]". Financial Express. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
^ "India orders Astra weapon in move to break dependence on foreign missiles". Defense News. 2 June 2022.
^ "India to integrate indigenous weapons on Rafale fighter jets". India Today. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b Bedi, Rahul (6 September 2017). "BDL begins initial build of Astra Mk1 BVRAAM". IHS Jane's Missiles & Rockets. Jane's Information Group. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017.
^ M. Somasekhar (27 August 2017). "Jaitley hands over long-range surface-to-air missile to Navy". The Hindu Business Line. The Hindu Group.
^ Cite error: The named reference vayu-sep15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Y. Mallikarjun (22 May 2015). "Astra missile successfully tested again". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. ISSN 0971-751X.
^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "DAC approves capital acquisition of various platforms & equipment worth Rs 38,900 crore". PIB India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
^ "What is Astra Missile ?". Business Standard India. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
^ Rout, Hemant Kumar (31 August 2017). "Indian Air Force likely to start trials of Astra missile from today". The New Indian Express. Express Publications (Madurai).
^ "Astra Missile Test successful: More power to the IAF's fighter planes". The Financial Express. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

[1] Aroor, Shiv (24 March 2018). "How India's ASTRA Air-To-Air Missile Is Quietly Killing It". Livefist Defence. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[2] "What is Aatra Missile". Business Standard India.

[theprint.in-3] "Deal For Desi Astra Mk-1 Sealed, India Set To Test Next-gen Air-to-Air Missile 'This Month'". June 2022.

[4] "From missiles to glide bombs, India set to test several advanced weapon systems". The Times of India. 7 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[5] "With The 'Devil' Behind, India's Fastest Missile 'Astra' Can Down Enemy Jets At Almost Hypersonic Speeds". Eurasian Times. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

[6] Bhardwaj, Tarun (17 September 2019). "Deadly weapon! IAF successfully test-fires air-to-air missile Astra from Sukhoi-30 combat aircrafts [sic]". Financial Express. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

[7] "India orders Astra weapon in move to break dependence on foreign missiles". Defense News. 2 June 2022.

[8] "India to integrate indigenous weapons on Rafale fighter jets". India Today. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[janes-6sep17-9] Bedi, Rahul (6 September 2017). "BDL begins initial build of Astra Mk1 BVRAAM". IHS Jane's Missiles & Rockets. Jane's Information Group. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017.

[10] M. Somasekhar (27 August 2017). "Jaitley hands over long-range surface-to-air missile to Navy". The Hindu Business Line. The Hindu Group.

[vayu-sep15-11] Cite error: The named reference vayu-sep15 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[thehindu-22may15-12] Y. Mallikarjun (22 May 2015). "Astra missile successfully tested again". The Hindu. The Hindu Group. ISSN 0971-751X.

[:0-13] Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[:01-14] "DAC approves capital acquisition of various platforms & equipment worth Rs 38,900 crore". PIB India. Retrieved 2 July 2020.

[15] "What is Astra Missile ?". Business Standard India. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

[16] Rout, Hemant Kumar (31 August 2017). "Indian Air Force likely to start trials of Astra missile from today". The New Indian Express. Express Publications (Madurai).

[17] "Astra Missile Test successful: More power to the IAF's fighter planes". The Financial Express. 26 September 2018. Retrieved 20 September 2019.

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