Air-to-Air missile, ASTRA, has been successfully flight tested on 16 September 2019 off the coast of Odisha.
The missile was launched from Su-30 MKI as a part of User trials.
The live aerial target was engaged accurately demonstrating the capability of first indigenous air-to-air missile.
The mission profile was executed in a text book manner. Various Radars, Electro-Optical Tracking System (EOTS) and Sensors tracked the missile and confirmed its engagement with target.
It is Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) possessing high single shot kill probability has been developed by DRDO to engage and destroy highly manoeuvring supersonic aerial targets.
