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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astrabvraam.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Astrabvraam.png/300px-Astrabvraam.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="168" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Astrabvraam.png/450px-Astrabvraam.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Astrabvraam.png/600px-Astrabvraam.png 2x" data-file-width="3840" data-file-height="2154" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Astra Mk-1</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Beyond-visual-range_missile" title="Beyond-visual-range missile">Beyond-visual-range</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missile</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">India</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">2019<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">2019</span>)</span>–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Designer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Laboratory" title="Defence Research and Development Laboratory">Defence Research and Development Laboratory</a> (<a href="/wiki/DRDO" class="mw-redirect" title="DRDO">DRDO</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bharat_Dynamics_Limited" title="Bharat Dynamics Limited">Bharat Dynamics Limited</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Unit cost</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>7−8 crore</span> (US$−960,000)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Produced</th><td class="infobox-data">2017 — Present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Variants</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Astra Mk-1 (Operational)</li> <li>Astra Mk-2 (Trial-phase)</li> <li>Astra Mk-3 (Trial-phase)</li> <li>Astra-IR (Designing-phase)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/VL-SRSAM" title="VL-SRSAM">VL-SRSAM</a> (Trial-phase)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">154 kg (340 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">3.84 m (12.6 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">178 mm (7.0 in)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Warhead</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/High-explosive" class="mw-redirect" title="High-explosive">High-explosive</a> pre-<a href="/wiki/Fragmentation_(weaponry)" title="Fragmentation (weaponry)">fragmented</a> <a href="/wiki/HMX" title="HMX">HMX</a>/<a href="/wiki/Polyurethane" title="Polyurethane">PU</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Warhead weight</th><td class="infobox-data">15 kg (33 lb)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Detonation<br />mechanism</div></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Astra Mk-1: <a href="/wiki/Radio_proximity_fuze" class="mw-redirect" title="Radio proximity fuze">Radio proximity fuze</a><br /></li> <li>Astra Mk-2: <a href="/wiki/Proximity_fuze#Optical" title="Proximity fuze">Optical proximity fuze</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Engine</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Astra Mk 1: <a href="/wiki/Solid-propellant_rocket" title="Solid-propellant rocket">Solid-propellant rocket</a></li> <li>Astra Mk.2: <a href="/wiki/Dual-thrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual-thrust">Dual-thrust</a> <a href="/wiki/Pulsed_rocket_motor" title="Pulsed rocket motor">pulsed rocket motor</a></li> <li>Astra Mk.3: <a href="/wiki/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet" title="Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet">Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Propellant</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Solid_fuel" title="Solid fuel">Solid fuel</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Operational<br />range</div></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Astra IR: 80 km (50 mi)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Astra Mk-1: 110 km (68 mi)<sup id="cite_ref-theprint.in_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theprint.in-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Astra Mk-2: 160 km (99 mi)<sup id="cite_ref-theprint.in_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-theprint.in-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Astra Mk-3: 350 km (220 mi)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Flight ceiling</th><td class="infobox-data">20 km (66,000 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Maximum speed of vehicle or missile">Maximum speed </span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach</a> 4.5 (Astra Mk 1) <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Guidance<br />system</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Mid-course:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fibre-optic_gyroscope" title="Fibre-optic gyroscope">Fibre-optic gyro</a> based <a href="/wiki/Inertial_navigation_system" title="Inertial navigation system">inertial navigation system</a> with <a href="/wiki/Mid-course_update" class="mw-redirect" title="Mid-course update">mid-course update</a> via <a href="/wiki/Datalink" class="mw-redirect" title="Datalink">datalink</a>. <br /><b>Terminal:</b> <a href="/wiki/Active_radar_homing" title="Active radar homing">Active radar homing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Launch<br />platform</div></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Su-30MKI" class="mw-redirect" title="Su-30MKI">Su-30MKI</a><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29K" title="Mikoyan MiG-29K">MiG-29K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAL_Tejas" title="HAL Tejas">Tejas Mk.1/1A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MiG-29" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29UPG</a> (Trial-phase)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAL_Tejas_Mk2" title="HAL Tejas Mk2">HAL Tejas Mk2</a> (Planned)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAL_AMCA" title="HAL AMCA">AMCA</a> (Planned)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/HAL_TEDBF" title="HAL TEDBF">TEDBF</a> (Planned)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dassault_Rafale" title="Dassault Rafale">Dassault Rafale</a> (Planned)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">References</th><td class="infobox-data"><sup id="cite_ref-janes-6sep17_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janes-6sep17-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vayu-sep15_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vayu-sep15-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-thehindu-22may15_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu-22may15-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:01_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:01-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Astra</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a>: "Weapon") is an Indian family of all weather <a href="/wiki/Beyond_Visual_Range_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Beyond Visual Range missile">beyond-visual-range</a> <a href="/wiki/Air-to-air_missile" title="Air-to-air missile">air-to-air missile</a>, developed by the <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">Defence Research and Development Organisation</a>. 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).<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Astra Mk-1 has been integrated with <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force's</a> <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30MKI" title="Sukhoi Su-30MKI">Sukhoi Su-30MKI</a> and will be integrated with <a href="/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_2000" title="Dassault Mirage 2000">Dassault Mirage 2000</a>, <a href="/wiki/HAL_Tejas" title="HAL Tejas">HAL Tejas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29" title="Mikoyan MiG-29">Mikoyan MiG-29</a> in the future. Limited series production of Astra Mk-1 missiles began in 2017.<sup id="cite_ref-janes-6sep17_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janes-6sep17-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Astra Mk-1 is 3.6 m (12 ft) long with a diameter of 178 mm (7.0 in) and weighs 154 kg (340 lb). It uses mid-course <a href="/wiki/Inertial_navigation_system" title="Inertial navigation system">inertial guidance</a> driven by <a href="/wiki/Fibre-optic_gyroscope" title="Fibre-optic gyroscope">fibre-optic gyroscope</a> with <a href="/wiki/Terminal_guidance" title="Terminal guidance">terminal guidance</a> through <a href="/wiki/Active_radar_homing" title="Active radar homing">active radar homing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-toi-5may14_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toi-5may14-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is capable of receiving course corrections through a secure data link. The missile's active radar seeker, with a homing range of 25 km (16 mi), was designed by Russia's <a href="/wiki/Concern_Morinformsystem-Agat" title="Concern Morinformsystem-Agat">Concern Morinformsystem-Agat</a> but manufactured within India.<sup id="cite_ref-vayu-sep15_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vayu-sep15-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The seeker can lock-on to a target with a radar cross section of 5 square metres from a distance of 15 km and enables off-boresight launches up to an angle of 45°.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some tests have been conducted in 2017 and 2018 using an indigenous seeker.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-scd-report41_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scd-report41-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ht-26sep18_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ht-26sep18-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jdw-6may14_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jdw-6may14-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is an improved active <a href="/wiki/Ku_band" title="Ku band">Ku</a>, <a href="/wiki/X_band" title="X band">X</a> band monopulse <a href="/wiki/Radio_frequency" title="Radio frequency">radio-frequency</a> (RF) seeker developed by <a href="/wiki/Research_Centre_Imarat" title="Research Centre Imarat">Research Center Imarat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This is an opinion piece with disclaimer that it is the subject's personal views only; not reliable source reporting (October 2024)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Astra Mk-1 is equipped with <a href="/wiki/Electronic_counter-countermeasure" title="Electronic counter-countermeasure">electronic counter-countermeasures</a> to allow operation even during enemy attempts to jam the seeker using <a href="/wiki/Electronic_countermeasure" title="Electronic countermeasure">electronic countermeasures</a>. It carries a 15 kg (33 lb) <a href="/wiki/High_explosive" class="mw-redirect" title="High explosive">high explosive</a> pre-fragmented warhead activated by a <a href="/wiki/Proximity_fuse" class="mw-redirect" title="Proximity fuse">proximity fuse</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-vayu-sep15_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vayu-sep15-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It uses a smokeless solid fuelled motor that can propel the missile to a speed of Mach 4.5 and allows operation from a maximum altitude of 20 km (66,000 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu-22may15_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu-22may15-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-vayu-sep15_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-vayu-sep15-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its maximum range is 20 km (12 mi) in tail chase mode and 110 km (68 mi) in head on chase mode.<sup id="cite_ref-thbl-18sep17_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thbl-18sep17-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The maximum range is achieved when the missile launched from an altitude of 15 km (49,000 ft). When it is fired from an altitude of 8 km (26,000 ft), the range drops to 44 km (27 mi) and when it is launched from sea level, the range drops further to 21 km (13 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu-22dec12_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu-22dec12-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It can be launched in both autonomous and buddy mode operation and can lock on to its target before or <a href="/wiki/Lock-on_after_launch" title="Lock-on after launch">after</a> it is launched.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_0" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/220px--Astra_BVRAAM.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="5" data-mwtitle="Astra_BVRAAM.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Astra_BVRAAM.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/Astra_BVRAAM.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/Astra_BVRAAM.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/Astra_BVRAAM.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/Astra_BVRAAM.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/Astra_BVRAAM.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/43/Astra_BVRAAM.webm/Astra_BVRAAM.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Astra Mk-1 fired from Su-30MKI</figcaption></figure> <p>Preliminary work on Astra Mk-1 had begun by 1990 with the completion of a pre-feasibility study.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was revealed to the public for the first time at Aero India 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was described as an elongated <a href="/wiki/Super_530" title="Super 530">Matra Super 530D</a> with a smaller diameter in front of the wings.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project to develop the missile was officially sanctioned in 2004 with a budget of <span class="nowrap"><span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>955 crore</span> (equivalent to <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹</span>34 billion or US$410 million in 2023).<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project was to be led by <a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Laboratory" title="Defence Research and Development Laboratory">Defence Research and Development Laboratory</a> with assistance from <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Aeronautics_Limited" title="Hindustan Aeronautics Limited">Hindustan Aeronautics Limited</a> and <a href="/wiki/Electronics_Corporation_of_India_Limited" title="Electronics Corporation of India Limited">Electronics Corporation of India Limited</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The initial version of Astra Mk-1 reportedly weighed 300 kg (660 lb) with a range of 25–40 km (16–25 mi) and was planned to be integrated with <a href="/wiki/HAL_Tejas" title="HAL Tejas">HAL Tejas</a>. It was tested for the first time in May 2003.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The missile was redesigned around 2006 due to control issues and performance deficiencies at high altitude. The initial design of four cruciform <a href="/wiki/Wingspan" title="Wingspan">short-span</a> <a href="/wiki/Chord_(aeronautics)" title="Chord (aeronautics)">long-chord</a> wings were replaced by <a href="/wiki/Delta_wing#Design_variations" title="Delta wing">cropped delta</a> wings placed near the nose. The redesigned missile had an improved propulsion system and was tested for the first time in 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-jmr-apr11_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jmr-apr11-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By 2013, the missile had been redesigned again in response to multiple failures caused by adverse interactions between flight control surfaces.<sup id="cite_ref-toi-1july2013_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toi-1july2013-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The control, guidance, and propulsion systems were also reconfigured.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the second redesign, the missile was lighter than the initial version by around 130 kg (290 lb). It was tested from the ground thrice in December 2012 and captive trials from a Sukhoi Su-30MKI were held in April 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu-25dec12_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu-25dec12-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-toi-1july2013_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-toi-1july2013-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aerodynamic characterization research was conducted at the <a href="/wiki/National_Aerospace_Laboratories" title="National Aerospace Laboratories">National Aerospace Laboratories</a>' 1.2m Trisonic Wind Tunnel Facility.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Variants">Variants</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Variants"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air-to-air_missile_versions">Air-to-air missile versions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Air-to-air missile versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet" title="Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet">Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_(SFDR)_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_%28SFDR%29_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg/184px-Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_%28SFDR%29_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="184" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_%28SFDR%29_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg/276px-Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_%28SFDR%29_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_%28SFDR%29_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg/368px-Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet_%28SFDR%29_missile_being_tested_on_8_February_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2124" data-file-height="1432" /></a><figcaption>Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet propulsion test on February 8, 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>After the deployment of Astra Mk-1, several offshoot versions are being planned, including an <a href="/wiki/Infrared_homing#Imaging_systems" title="Infrared homing">imaging Infra-red homing</a> missile tentatively classified as Astra-IR, a longer-range Astra Mk-2 version and a further development called Astra Mk-3.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>India's DRDO is undertaking work on a Mk-2 version of the Astra missile and has planned to enhance its range using an in-house developed <a href="/wiki/Dual-thrust" class="mw-redirect" title="Dual-thrust">dual</a>-<a href="/wiki/Pulsed_rocket_motor" title="Pulsed rocket motor">pulse rocket motor</a> by May 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Trials22_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trials22-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-print-151220_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-print-151220-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile will have a similar design as well as share the smokeless propulsion of its predecessor Mk-1, boast a <a href="/wiki/Proximity_fuze" title="Proximity fuze">laser proximity fuze</a> and some newer technologies like a home-grown AESA radar seeker.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jdw-6may14_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jdw-6may14-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-jmr-apr11_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jmr-apr11-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DRDO plans to extend the range of the Mk-2 version to 160 kilometres (99 mi), rivalling the American <a href="/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM" title="AIM-120 AMRAAM">AIM-120D AMRAAM</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>India is planning to carry out the first test of the Astra Mark 2 missile in next few months.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A future Mk-3 variant based on a <a href="/wiki/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet" title="Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet">Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet</a> (SFDR) engine is being jointly developed by India and Russia.<sup id="cite_ref-et_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-et-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile was first tested on 30 May 2018 and further test was carried out on 8 February 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-pib1_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib1-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pib2_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pib2-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The aim of the program to develop an indigenous missile rivalling the <a href="/wiki/AIM-260_JATM" title="AIM-260 JATM">AIM-260 JATM</a> and <a href="/wiki/Meteor_(missile)" title="Meteor (missile)">MBDA Meteor</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Surface-to-air_missile_versions">Surface-to-air missile versions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Surface-to-air missile versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/VL-SRSAM" title="VL-SRSAM">VL-SRSAM</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_%28cropped%29.jpg/103px-Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="103" height="223" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_%28cropped%29.jpg/155px-Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7f/Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_%28cropped%29.jpg/206px-Maiden_launch_of_VL-SRSAM_by_DRDO_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="517" data-file-height="1119" /></a><figcaption>Maiden launch of VL-SRSAM on February 22, 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>To fulfill the need of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a>'s replacement of <a href="/wiki/Barak-1" class="mw-redirect" title="Barak-1">Barak-1</a> short range <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">surface-to-air missile</a> system, DRDO successfully test fired two VL-SRSAM on 22 February 2021 at <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> coast. The maiden launch tested the efficacy of vertical launch system and missile's maximum and minimum range. Both the missile successfully intercepted their target with pin point accuracy.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>VL-SRSAM supersedes the cancelled <a href="/wiki/Maitri_(missile)" title="Maitri (missile)">Maitri missile</a> project undertaken jointly by <a href="/wiki/MBDA" title="MBDA">MBDA</a> and <a href="/wiki/DRDO" class="mw-redirect" title="DRDO">DRDO</a> based on the work done on <a href="/wiki/MICA_(missile)" title="MICA (missile)">MICA</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trishul_(missile)" title="Trishul (missile)">Trishul</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile will arm Indian Navy ships like tḥe <a href="/wiki/Kamorta-class_corvette" title="Kamorta-class corvette">Kamorta-class corvette</a> as a short range air defense system. The missile uses <a href="/wiki/Thrust_vectoring#Exhaust_vanes" title="Thrust vectoring">jet vane based thrust vectoring</a> control for high maneuverability. The missile may be guided by the <a href="/wiki/Central_acquisition_radar_(3D-CAR)" title="Central acquisition radar (3D-CAR)">Revathi radar</a> which is being used extensively in Indian Navy ships like the Kamorta-class corvette.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> may also sport VL-SRSAM in truck-based launchers to supplement its <a href="/wiki/Akash_(missile)" title="Akash (missile)">Akash surface-to-air missile</a> as a quick reaction system, similar to the Norwegian/American <a href="/wiki/NASAMS#NASAMS_2" title="NASAMS">NASAM 2</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Trials">Trials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Trials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Astra_Mark-1">Astra Mark-1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Astra Mark-1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Astra Mk-1 went through a series of ground tests from 2003 till 2012 in three different configurations to validate the airframe, propulsion system, control system, dual mode guidance and night firing capability. Carriage trials were carried out in 2009 and 2013 on Sukhoi Su-30MKI.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2014, it was fired for the first time in air.<sup id="cite_ref-thehindu-4may14_56-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thehindu-4may14-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 18 March 2015, it successfully performed manoeuvre of upto 30g while engaging the target.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile was fired in public during <a href="/wiki/Iron_Fist_(exercise)#Iron_Fist_2016" title="Iron Fist (exercise)">Iron Fist 2016</a> exercise from Sukhoi Su-30MKI.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During a series of seven tests in September 2017, Astra Mk-1 was tested twice with an indigenous seeker.<sup id="cite_ref-scd-report41_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-scd-report41-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During user trials in 2019, it hit a target at a distance of 90 km (56 mi).<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_1" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/220px--HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="7" data-mwtitle="HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ed/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm/HAL_Tejas_LSP7_during_a_maiden_firing_of_Astra_Mk1_missile.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>HAL Tejas LSP7 during a maiden firing of Astra Mk1 missile</figcaption></figure> <p>Astra Mk-1 with an indigenous seeker (instead of a Russian variant supplied by AGAT) is expected to be tested for the first time in May 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Trials22_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Trials22-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Astra Mk-1 was successfully fired from <a href="/wiki/HAL_Tejas" title="HAL Tejas">HAL Tejas</a> aircraft on 23 August 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-TH-230823_60-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TH-230823-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Astra_Mark-2">Astra Mark-2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Astra Mark-2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><span><video id="mwe_player_2" poster="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/220px--Astra_Mk2.webm.jpg" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="220" height="124" data-durationhint="6" data-mwtitle="Astra_Mk2.webm" data-mwprovider="wikimediacommons" resource="/wiki/File:Astra_Mk2.webm"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/Astra_Mk2.webm.480p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="480p.vp9.webm" data-width="854" data-height="480" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/Astra_Mk2.webm.720p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="720p.vp9.webm" data-width="1280" data-height="720" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/Astra_Mk2.webm.144p.mjpeg.mov" type="video/quicktime" data-transcodekey="144p.mjpeg.mov" data-width="256" data-height="144" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/Astra_Mk2.webm.240p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="240p.vp9.webm" data-width="426" data-height="240" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/Astra_Mk2.webm.360p.vp9.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp9, opus"" data-transcodekey="360p.vp9.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/Astra_Mk2.webm/Astra_Mk2.webm.360p.webm" type="video/webm; codecs="vp8, vorbis"" data-transcodekey="360p.webm" data-width="640" data-height="360" /></video></span><figcaption>Astra Mk-2 dropped from Su-30MKI using Unified Common Launcher</figcaption></figure> <p>During an annual press conference on October 4, 2022, IAF released footage of an Astra Mk-2 launched from a Su-30MKI using Unified Common Launcher developed by DRDO with industry partners for air-to-air missiles.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reports released in April 2024 suggested that the missile will be tested in first half of 2024 with an initial target range of around 130 km.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Reports in September 2024 suggested that a series of developmental and user trials of the Astra Mk 2, with a range of 140-160 km, will be conducted in 2025 which will be completed by 2026 and followed by induction in the same year. Full scale production is expected by 2027. There has been a few design modifications which led to delays.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Astra_Mark-3">Astra Mark-3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Astra Mark-3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet" title="Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet">Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet</a></div> <p>As per Ministry of Defence's Year End Review, Astra Mk-3 with <a href="/wiki/Solid_Fuel_Ducted_Ramjet" title="Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet">solid fuel ducted ramjet</a> (SFDR) propulsion was flight tested in 2023 which enabled the missile to intercept aerial threats over a far greater distance at <a href="/wiki/Supersonic_speed" title="Supersonic speed">supersonic speed</a>. The missile was configured with nozzle-less booster, thrust modulation system and a <a href="/wiki/Sustainer_engine" title="Sustainer engine">sustainer engine</a> to deliver <a href="/wiki/Specific_impulse" title="Specific impulse">specific impulse</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ramjet" title="Ramjet">ramjet</a> mode.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Production">Production</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Production"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Astra completed final development trials in September 2017 and was cleared for production by <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Dynamics_Limited" title="Bharat Dynamics Limited">Bharat Dynamics Limited</a> (BDL). The missile will be manufactured at Bhanur, <a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a> for an initial order of 50 missiles. Additional order of 248 missiles were placed for <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> (200) and <a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a> (48) for use on various platforms like <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30MKI" title="Sukhoi Su-30MKI">Sukhoi Su-30MKI</a>, <a href="/wiki/HAL_Tejas" title="HAL Tejas">HAL Tejas</a>, <a href="/wiki/MiG-29" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-29">MiG-29</a> / <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan_MiG-29K" title="Mikoyan MiG-29K">MiG-29K</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thbl-18sep17_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thbl-18sep17-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-janes-6sep17_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janes-6sep17-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:01_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:01-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 31 May 2022, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Ministry of Defence</a> (MoD) signed contract with BDL worth ₹2,971 crore (US$383 million) to produce 350+ units of Astra Mk-1 for Indian Air Force and Indian Navy under high priority Indian Designed, Developed and Manufactured (IDDM) category.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> DRDO already started the process of transferring technology of the missile and associated systems to BDL. Each missile will cost ₹7–8 crore.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Astra Mk-1 along with other variants of this missile will progressively replace all Russian origin long range air to air missile in Indian fleet.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 14 January 2024, <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Defence_(India)" title="Ministry of Defence (India)">Minister of State for Defence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ajay_Bhatt_(politician)" title="Ajay Bhatt (politician)">Ajay Bhatt</a> flagged off the first production batch of Astra for the Indian Air Force from <a href="/wiki/Bharat_Dynamics_Limited" title="Bharat Dynamics Limited">Bharat Dynamics Limited</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Lab_quarters" title="Lab quarters">Kanchanbagh</a> Unit in Hyderabad.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile received full-rate production clearance on 4 August 2024. The clearance was granted by <a href="/wiki/Deputy_Chief_of_the_Air_Staff_(India)" title="Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (India)">Air Force Deputy Chief</a> <a href="/wiki/Air_marshal_(India)" title="Air marshal (India)">Air Marshal</a> <a href="/wiki/Ashutosh_Dixit" title="Ashutosh Dixit">Ashutosh Dixit</a> on hist visit to Hyderabad unit of BDL.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Exports">Exports</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Exports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was published in August 2023 that <a href="/wiki/Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a> was exploring possibility of equipping its <a href="/wiki/Gripen" class="mw-redirect" title="Gripen">Gripen</a> fighters with Astra Mk-1 missiles as a cost-effective option.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a report published in <a href="/wiki/ThePrint" title="ThePrint">The Print</a> on September 14, 2024, <a href="/wiki/Armenia" title="Armenia">Armenia</a> has inquired about the possibility of purchasing Astra Mk-1. Discussions are in early stages.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/23px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/35px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/45px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>India</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Navy" title="Indian Navy">Indian Navy</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Astra_(missile)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Astra tested from ground-based launcher during initial developmental trial."><img alt="Astra tested from ground-based launcher during initial developmental trial." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg/96px-Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg/145px-Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg/193px-Astra_missile_launched_from_a_ground-based_launcher.jpg 2x" data-file-width="692" data-file-height="861" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Astra tested from ground-based launcher during initial developmental trial.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ASTRA,_the_indigenously_developed_Beyond_Visual_Range_Air-to-Air_Missile_(BVRAAM),_successfully_test_fired_by_the_Indian_Air_Force_from_Su-30_aircraft,_from_Air_Force_Station,_Kalaikunda_on_September_26,_2018.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Astra fired from an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI"><img alt="Astra fired from an Indian Air Force Su-30MKI" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/ASTRA%2C_the_indigenously_developed_Beyond_Visual_Range_Air-to-Air_Missile_%28BVRAAM%29%2C_successfully_test_fired_by_the_Indian_Air_Force_from_Su-30_aircraft%2C_from_Air_Force_Station%2C_Kalaikunda_on_September_26%2C_2018.JPG/120px-thumbnail.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/ASTRA%2C_the_indigenously_developed_Beyond_Visual_Range_Air-to-Air_Missile_%28BVRAAM%29%2C_successfully_test_fired_by_the_Indian_Air_Force_from_Su-30_aircraft%2C_from_Air_Force_Station%2C_Kalaikunda_on_September_26%2C_2018.JPG/180px-thumbnail.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/ASTRA%2C_the_indigenously_developed_Beyond_Visual_Range_Air-to-Air_Missile_%28BVRAAM%29%2C_successfully_test_fired_by_the_Indian_Air_Force_from_Su-30_aircraft%2C_from_Air_Force_Station%2C_Kalaikunda_on_September_26%2C_2018.JPG/240px-thumbnail.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1254" data-file-height="692" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Astra fired from an <a href="/wiki/Indian_Air_Force" title="Indian Air Force">Indian Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi_Su-30MKI" title="Sukhoi Su-30MKI">Su-30MKI</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_guided_missile" title="Anti-tank guided missile">Anti-tank missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Anti_Tank_Missile" title="DRDO Anti Tank Missile">DRDO Anti Tank Missile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MPATGM" title="MPATGM">MPATGM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)" title="Nag (missile)">Nag</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Surface-to-air</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akash_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Akash missile">Akash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash-NG" title="Akash-NG">Akash-NG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trishul_(missile)" title="Trishul 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missile">Anti-ballistic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme#Prithvi_Air_Defence_(PAD)" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">Prithvi Air Defence</a> (PAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme#Advanced_Air_Defence_(AAD)" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">Advanced Air Defence</a> (AAD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme#Prithvi_Defence_Vehicle_Mark_2" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">PDV Mk.2</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Light_Torpedo_Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Light Torpedo Shyena">TAL</a></li> <li>ALWT</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varunastra_(Torpedo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Varunastra (Torpedo)">Varunastra HWT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">Bombs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Precision-guided_munition" title="Precision-guided munition">Precision guided</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_laser-guided_bomb" title="Sudarshan laser-guided bomb">Sudarshan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Smart_Anti-Airfield_Weapon" title="DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon">Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/High_Speed_Low_Drag_Bomb" title="High Speed Low Drag Bomb">PG-HSLD</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">General purpose</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/High_Speed_Low_Drag_Bomb" title="High Speed Low Drag Bomb">HSLD-100/250/450/500</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">People</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Scientists" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Scientists</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Maj General <a href="/wiki/Ranjit_Lal_Jetley" title="Ranjit Lal Jetley">Ranjit Lal Jetley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ram_Narain_Agarwal" title="Ram Narain Agarwal">Ram Narain Agarwal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._P._J._Abdul_Kalam" title="A. P. J. Abdul Kalam">A. P. J. Abdul Kalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A._Sivathanu_Pillai" title="A. Sivathanu Pillai">A. Sivathanu Pillai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W_Selvamurthy" class="mw-redirect" title="W Selvamurthy">W Selvamurthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Saraswat" title="V. K. Saraswat">V. K. Saraswat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._K._Aatre" title="V. K. Aatre">V. K. Aatre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raja_Ramanna" title="Raja Ramanna">Raja Ramanna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._S._Mahalingam" title="V. S. Mahalingam">V. S. Mahalingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keshav_Dattatreya_Nayak" title="Keshav Dattatreya Nayak">Keshav Dattatreya Nayak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tessy_Thomas" title="Tessy Thomas">Tessy Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shashikala_Sinha" title="Shashikala Sinha">Shashikala Sinha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ipsita_Biswas" title="Ipsita Biswas">Ipsita Biswas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S._P._Chakravarti" title="S. P. Chakravarti">S. P. Chakravarti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waman_Dattatreya_Patwardhan" title="Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan">Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Engines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Turbine_Research_Establishment#Products" title="Gas Turbine Research Establishment">GTX 37-14U</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GTRE_GTX-35VS_Kaveri" title="GTRE GTX-35VS Kaveri">GTX-35VS Kaveri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gas_Turbine_Research_Establishment#Kaveri_Marine_Gas_Turbine_(KMGT)" title="Gas Turbine Research Establishment">Kaveri Marine Gas Turbine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Defence_Research_and_Development_Organisation#GATET_engine" title="Defence Research and Development Organisation">GATET engine</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Important programmes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Project_Indigo" title="Project Indigo">Project Indigo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Valiant" title="Project Valiant">Project Valiant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Devil" title="Project Devil">Project Devil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Guided_Missile_Development_Programme" title="Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme">IGMDP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defence_Programme" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme">Indian Ballistic Missile Defence Programme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Young_Scientist_Laboratories" title="DRDO Young Scientist Laboratories">DYSLs</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Integrated_Guided_Missile_Development_Programme" title="Integrated Guided 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Ballistic_missile" title="Ballistic missile">Ballistic missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Intercontinental_ballistic_missile" title="Intercontinental ballistic missile">Intercontinental</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-V" title="Agni-V">Agni V</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni-VI" title="Agni-VI">Agni VI</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile" title="Intermediate-range ballistic missile">Intermediate range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-III" title="Agni-III">Agni-III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni-IV" title="Agni-IV">Agni IV</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Medium-range_ballistic_missile" title="Medium-range ballistic missile">Medium range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-II" title="Agni-II">Agni-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agni-P" title="Agni-P">Agni-P</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaurya_(missile)" title="Shaurya (missile)">Shaurya</a> (hypersonic)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Short-range_ballistic_missile" title="Short-range ballistic missile">Short range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agni-I" title="Agni-I">Agni-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-I</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prithvi_(missile)" title="Prithvi (missile)">Prithvi-III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhanush_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhanush (missile)">Dhanush</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pralay_(missile)" title="Pralay (missile)">Pralay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prahaar_(missile)" title="Prahaar (missile)">Prahaar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Submarine-launched_ballistic_missile" title="Submarine-launched ballistic missile">Submarine-launched</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sagarika_(missile)" title="Sagarika (missile)">K-15 Sagarika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-4_(SLBM)" class="mw-redirect" title="K-4 (SLBM)">K-4</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-5_(ballistic_missile)" title="K-5 (ballistic missile)">K-5</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/K-6_(missile)" title="K-6 (missile)">K-6</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Cruise missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Hypersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_Technology_Demonstrator_Vehicle" title="Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle">HSTDV</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos-II" title="BrahMos-II">BrahMos-II</a>*</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Long_Range_%E2%80%93_Anti_Ship_Missile_(India)" title="Long Range – Anti Ship Missile (India)">Long Range – Anti Ship Missile (India)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Supersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Subsonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3M-54_Klub" class="mw-redirect" title="3M-54 Klub">Klub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirbhay" title="Nirbhay">Nirbhay</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">Anti-ship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P-70_Ametist" title="P-70 Ametist">Ametist</a> (retired)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P-15_Termit" title="P-15 Termit">Termit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P-270_Moskit" title="P-270 Moskit">Moskit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-35" title="Kh-35">SwitchBlade</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3M-54_Klub" class="mw-redirect" title="3M-54 Klub">3M-54 Klub</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exocet" title="Exocet">Exocet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank missile">Anti-tank missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)" title="Nag (missile)">Nag</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amogha_missile" title="Amogha missile">Amogha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M113_Konkurs" title="9M113 Konkurs">Konkurs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K11_Malyutka" class="mw-redirect" title="9K11 Malyutka">Malyutka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K111_Fagot" title="9K111 Fagot">Fagot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M133_Kornet" title="9M133 Kornet">Kornet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MILAN" title="MILAN">MILAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MILAN" title="MILAN">MILAN 2T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LAHAT" title="LAHAT">LAHAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K114_Shturm" title="9K114 Shturm">Spiral</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M119_Svir" class="mw-redirect" title="9M119 Svir">Sniper</a></li> <li>CLGM</li> <li>3UBK-Invar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MPATGM" title="MPATGM">MPATGM</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ENTAC" title="ENTAC">ENTAC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Shyena</a></li> <li>SMART ASM</li> <li><a href="/wiki/SUT_torpedo" title="SUT torpedo">AEG-SUT Mod-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A244-S" class="mw-redirect" title="A244-S">A244-S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53-65_torpedo" class="mw-redirect" title="53-65 torpedo">53-65 torpedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Type_53_torpedo" title="Type 53 torpedo">Type 53</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyena#Torpedo_Advanced_Light_Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Advanced Light-Weight Torpedo</a></li> <li>SUT AS/ASW</li> <li>SET-65E ASW</li> <li>TEST-71 AS/ASW</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_54_lightweight_torpedo" title="Mark 54 lightweight torpedo">Mark 54</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varunastra_(torpedo)" title="Varunastra (torpedo)">Varunastra HWT</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Air-<br />to-surface</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Cruise missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Hypersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos-II" title="BrahMos-II">BrahMos-II</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Supersonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cruise_missile" title="Cruise missile">Subsonic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AGM-142_Have_Nap" class="mw-redirect" title="AGM-142 Have Nap">Crystal Maze</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-59" title="Kh-59">Kh-59</a>ME</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nirbhay" title="Nirbhay">Nirbhay</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ship_missile" title="Anti-ship missile">Anti-ship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kh-29" title="Kh-29">Kh-29</a> Kedge</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-31" title="Kh-31">Kh-31</a> Krypton</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-59" title="Kh-59">Kh-59</a>MK</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-35" title="Kh-35">Kh-35</a>E</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harpoon_(missile)" title="Harpoon (missile)">Harpoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Eagle_(missile)" title="Sea Eagle (missile)">Sea Eagle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/BrahMos" title="BrahMos">BrahMos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASM-SR" title="NASM-SR">NASM-SR</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NASM-MR" title="NASM-MR">NASM-MR</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-tank_missile" class="mw-redirect" title="Anti-tank missile">Anti-tank missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/MILAN" title="MILAN">MILAN</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LAHAT" title="LAHAT">LAHAT</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SS.11" title="SS.11">SS.11</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3M11_Falanga" class="mw-redirect" title="3M11 Falanga">Scorpion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9M120_Ataka-V" class="mw-redirect" title="9M120 Ataka-V">Ataka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K121_Vikhr" title="9K121 Vikhr">Scallion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nag_(missile)#Advanced_variants" title="Nag (missile)">HELINA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo" title="Torpedo">Torpedoes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Shyena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shyena#Torpedo_Advanced_Light_Shyena" class="mw-redirect" title="Shyena">Advanced Light-Weight Torpedo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/A244-S" class="mw-redirect" title="A244-S">A244-S</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/APR-3E_torpedo" title="APR-3E torpedo">APR-3E</a></li> <li>APR-1 ASW</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Laser-guided_bomb" title="Laser-guided bomb">Laser-guided bomb</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sudarshan_laser-guided_bomb" title="Sudarshan laser-guided bomb">Sudarshan laser-guided bomb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAB-500L" title="KAB-500L">KAB-500L</a></li> <li>KAB-1500L</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paveway" title="Paveway">Paveway</a> LGB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/KAB-500KR" title="KAB-500KR">KAB-500KR</a></li> <li>CBU-105 SFW LGB</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffin_LGB" title="Griffin LGB">Griffin LGB</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DRDO_Smart_Anti-Airfield_Weapon" title="DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon">Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-radiation_missile" title="Anti-radiation missile">Anti-radiation missile</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martel_(missile)" title="Martel (missile)">Martel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-25" title="Kh-25">Kh-25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-31" title="Kh-31">Kh-31</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kh-29" title="Kh-29">Kh-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-2</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudram-1_(missile)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rudram-1 (missile)">Rudram-3</a>*</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Medium range attack</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AS-30L" class="mw-redirect" title="AS-30L">AS-30L</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air-to-surface_missile" title="Air-to-surface missile">Short range attack</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Skua" title="Sea Skua">Sea Skua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Surface-<br />to-air</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anti-ballistic_missile" title="Anti-ballistic missile">Anti-ballistic missiles</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Program#Prithvi_Air_Defence_(PAD)_/_Pradyumna_Ballistic_Missile_Interceptor" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program">PAD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Program#Advanced_Air_Defence_(AAD)/Ashwin_Ballistic_Missile_Interceptor" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program">AAD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_Ballistic_Missile_Defense_Program#Prithvi_Defence_Vehicle_Mark_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian Ballistic Missile Defense Program">PDV Mk2</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Medium range SAM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S-400" class="mw-redirect" title="S-400">S-400</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Kusha" title="Project Kusha">Project Kusha</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Medium range SAM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akash_(missile)" title="Akash (missile)">Akash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akash-NG" title="Akash-NG">Akash-NG</a>**</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-200_Angara/Vega/Dubna" class="mw-redirect" title="S-200 Angara/Vega/Dubna">SA-5 Gammon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2K12_Kub" title="2K12 Kub">SA-6 Gainful</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K37_Buk" class="mw-redirect" title="9K37 Buk">SA-11 Gadfly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K37_Buk" class="mw-redirect" title="9K37 Buk">SA-17 Grizzly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_8" title="Barak 8">Barak 8</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Surface-to-air_missile" title="Surface-to-air missile">Short range SAM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trishul_(missile)" title="Trishul (missile)">Trishul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K22_Tunguska" class="mw-redirect" title="9K22 Tunguska">Tunguska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K33_Osa" title="9K33 Osa">SA-8 Gecko</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-125_Neva/Pechora" title="S-125 Neva/Pechora">SA-3 Goa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K31_Strela-1" title="9K31 Strela-1">SA-9 Gaskin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/S-75_Dvina" title="S-75 Dvina">SA-2 Guideline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K35_Strela-10" title="9K35 Strela-10">SA-13 Gopher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Cat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Cat">Seacat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_Cat" class="mw-redirect" title="Sea Cat">Tigercat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barak_1" title="Barak 1">Barak 1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SPYDER" title="SPYDER">SPYDER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VL-SRSAM" title="VL-SRSAM">VL-SRSAM</a>**</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=QR-SAM&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="QR-SAM (page does not exist)">QR-SAM</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Man-portable_air-defense_systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Man-portable air-defense systems">MANPADS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/SA-16_Gimlet" class="mw-redirect" title="SA-16 Gimlet">SA-16 Gimlet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SA-7_Grail" class="mw-redirect" title="SA-7 Grail">SA-7 Grail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K34_Strela-3" title="9K34 Strela-3">SA-14 Gremlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9K38_Igla" title="9K38 Igla">SA-18 Grouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-92_Stinger" class="mw-redirect" title="AIM-92 Stinger">FIM-92 Stinger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/VSHORAD_(India)" title="VSHORAD (India)">VSHORAD</a>**</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a 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href="/wiki/R-60_(missile)" title="R-60 (missile)">R-60</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-73_(missile)" title="R-73 (missile)">R-73</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Beyond-visual-range_missile" title="Beyond-visual-range missile">Beyond visual range</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27ER</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27ET</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27R</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-27_(air-to-air_missile)" title="R-27 (air-to-air missile)">R-27T</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R-77" title="R-77">R-77</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Python_(missile)" title="Python (missile)">Derby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Python_(missile)" 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