Coming from India's defence unit: ASTRA missile

In a major technology leap, Indian defence scientists are ready to go ahead with the first full test flight of its indigenously developed air to air beyond visual range missile, ASTRA. The......

India tests sleek air-to-air Astra missile

'Astra', the indigenously-developed beyond visual range air-to-air missile was successfully test fired from the integrated test range at Chandipur in Orissa for the second consecutive day on......

Tejas Test Fires Air-to-Air Missile Astra

On Wednesday, August 23, 2023, Tejas, the Light Combat Aircraft LSP-7, successfully fired the ASTRA indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile off the coast of Goa. The missile release......

Why India's Astra air-to-air missile is special

Only a handful of missile builders -- in the US, Russia, Europe and China -- have mastered the technologies that go into air-to-air missiles.India joins that elite group. Ajai Shukla reports. The......