Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) India's Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile Astra was successfully test fired on Thursday in Odisha, the defence ministry said.
The Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted the test off the coast of Odisha near the Integrated Test Range at Balasore.
In Thursday's test flight, an Astra missile carrying telemetry equipment in place of the warhead was fired from a Sukhoi-30 aircraft against a Lakshya (pilotless target aircraft).
The target was successfully engaged and it was captured by telemetry and electro-optical tracking stations, a ministry statement said.
The missile has been indigenously designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Another successful trial of Astra took place on Wednesday. It was launched from a Sukhoi 30. The trial was aimed at confirming the missile's capability to undergo manoeuvre involving very high gravitational forces.
The Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, is the primary development agency for the missile.
DRDL director K. Jayaraman was present at the mission centre overseeing the trials along with programme director Subhash Chandran.
Project Director S. Venugopal said: "The fourth and fifth air launch of Astra was once again perfect in all respects, and engaged the target with precision.
"More tests will follow to prove its repeatability," he added.
We are not worried about size of MCG: NZ pacer Southee
Melbourne, March 27 (IANS) Countering former Australian batsman Matthew Hayden’s statemen
Ishan Kishan's first reaction came out when he was not selected for the Asia Cup
Ishan Kishan's first reaction has come to the fore after he could not make it to the Indian team
The dispute between Nawab Malik and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis is increa
The year 2022 is special for India. In January 2022, India will chair the Committee on Counter-Te
Alibaba Group owner Jack Ma, one of the richest businessmen in China, has been reported by the Ch
Imran Khan again praised PM Modi: Said - he has no property abroad; Khuddar country has told India
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has once again praised the Prime Minister of India,
Nashik: Angry mother killed son for not studying online, later hanged herself
A heart-wrenching incident has come to light in Nashik, Maharashtra. Here a woman allegedly commi
Like Sri Lanka, our neighboring country Pakistan is also going through a period of serious econom
Samalkha police station quarantined, 70 jawans isolated including incharge
After the tabloid deposits, the people of Haryana, who are now working in the Delhi government, h
New Covid Variant: WHO begins investigation on new Eris variant, a case has come to India
The World Health Organization (WHO) has started an investigation on Eris emanating from the Omicr
