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An initial order of 50 missiles was placed in September 2017. Later an additional order of 248 missiles were placed for Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. 31 May 2022, Ministry of Defence signed contract with BDL to produce 350+ units of Astra Mk-1 for Indian Air Force and Indian Navy.

Astra Mk.1 is not a technology demonstrator. We have already given order of 648+ units.

I would like to add due to dual pulse rocket motor less energy is wasted during initial rocket burn.

Does anyone has idea why don't we use the smokeless propellant developed for Astra into SAMs like Akash-NG or QRSAM?

Astra Mk2 look 3-8 years away from IOC. Astra Mk3 we can say would take 5-15 years away from IOC. Not a lot information is about Astra Mk3.

AESA seeker has more to do with ECCM than with increase in range. AESA seeker are extremely effective against traditional SPJ.

Following corrections are needed in your video Currently their is no plan to integrate Astra on Rafale VL-SRSAM is not a replacement for Barak-8 but for Barak-1. VL-SRSAM will be operated in tandem to Barak-8.

Wasn't Turkey suppose to upgrade PAF's F-16? With recent change in Pakistani government it is very likely that US will resume its co-operation.

1. Astra Mk. 2 is still in development. 2. That is because we don't won the IP and source code of most mission computers for our aircraft. It will be meaningless to pay Russians to integrate Atra in Mig-29 when then shall shall start retiring by end of this decade. Same goes for Mirage. As for...

As per DRDO Astra Mk. 2 is being designed to rival AIM-120D

Sir, how being smoke less trail will make it will be virtually impossible to capture in IR. Aren't IR and smoke to different things!!! The question remains will IR sensor be able to detect burn in missile thruster where most IR is being emitted.

The SoC will be imported as their are no local manufacturers

Both ISRO and Agni uses Altera FPGA to implement custom IC. Even Astra uses Altera FPGA.

Re: CLGM: Cannon Launched Guided Missile Until the enemy aircraft reaches missiles seeker's tracking range someone will be needed to guide the missile. In most case it is the launching aircraft and in network centric warfare some other aircraft with more powerful Radar like AWACS. Even if...

Re: CLGM: Cannon Launched Guided Missile Sir, AESA on missile will only help in terminal phase with Low Probability to Intercept, difficulty to jam and more resistance to passive counter measure. The missile with require mid-course updates from aircraft till it reaches the terminal phase and...