(THE GIST OF PIB)ASTRA Missile

(August-2023)

ASTRA Missile

• Recently, Tejas, Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) LSP-7 successfully fired the ASTRA off the coast of Goa on August 23, 2023.

About ASTRA Missile:

• It is an indigenous Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile.

• It is to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aerial targets.

• It is designed and developed by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and other laboratories of DRDO.

• The indigenous Astra BVR firing from homegrown Tejas fighters is a major step towards ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’.

Key facts about LCA Tejas

• It is the lightest, smallest and tailless multi-role supersonic fighter aircraft in its class.

• This aircraft is designed to carry a range of air-to-air, air-to-surface, precision-guided weapons.

• It has the air-to-air refuelling capability.

• The maximum payload capacity of Tejas is 4000 kg.

Speed: Mach 1.8.

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