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DRDO successfully tests air-to-air missile Astra
September 17 , 2017
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- India’s indigenously developed Astra Missile was successfully field tested. The missile was jointly developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force(IAF).
- ‘Astra’ is Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM).
- The missile weighs 154 kilograms and can destroy targets ranging from 20 km to 110 km.
- 'Astra' is planned to be inducted in Indian Air Force by 2018.
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