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DRDO, IAF successfully test Astra missile from Su-30 Mk-I

New Delhi, July 11 (UNI) Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) ‘Astra’ equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) seeker from Su-30 Mk-I platform off the coast of Odisha today.
During the tests, two launches were carried out against high-speed unmanned aerial targets at different ranges, target aspects and launch platform conditions. In both the cases, the missiles destroyed the targets with pin-point accuracy, a Defence Ministry statement said.
Moreover, all subsystems performed as per expectations including the RF seeker which has been indigenously designed and developed by DRDO.
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