India: DRDO successfully flight tests Astra air-to-air missile from Su-30 MKI

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested the Astra Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) from Su-30 MKI platform off the coast of Chandipur, Odisha. The trials were held from September 16-19, 2019. The trials were conducted by Indian Air Force (IAF) against Jet Banshee target aircraft simulating all possible threat scenarios.

Astra BVRAAM in earlier flight test (Picture source: Indian MoD)


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