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  1. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Yes, the exact same position of the Sukhoi gives it away :laugh: And they thought people wouldn't notice.
  2. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

  3. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Interesting part is the launch rail being what appears to be a modified R-73 rail. We have already seen Mirage-2000 flying with the R-73 rails last year.
  4. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Lol, 200 mm dia seeker in a 178 mm dia missile. Classic case of brochuritis :D
  5. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    IA, IN and IAF wanted Trishul 10 years back, but the project failed to deliver. IN made an emergency purchase in the form of Barak-1, IA made an emergency purchase in form of SpyDer and IAF backed off in face of under performance of missile. Now another round of procurement is coming up with the...
  6. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Not necessarily. Smoke is not just unburnt carbon, smoke can also be formed due to particulate matter of metal compounds. For eg:- APCP (Ammonium perchlorate composite propellant) which blends Ammonium Perchlorate with powdered Aluminium and a composite binding agent, leaves behind a trail of...
  7. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Hard to spot visually. A smoke trail is also a give away to the approximate position of launch aircraft
  8. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Lol at IDRW retards, ripping off posts from DFI, BR and MP.net and passing them off as IDRW News Network.
  9. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Lakshya and Abhyas are designed to simulate supersonic maneuverable targets. Target drones can also carry chaff and flare dispensers. Live fire exercises and wargames often also involve heavy usage of ECM.
  10. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    This has been a slow news year and this is the only positive piece of news to come out. IIRC the missile will be fired several times this year and there will be final user acceptance trials next year following which it will be inducted.
  11. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    It seems like the current Astra design wasn't even in the picture back in 2009. ^^It started off as a very rear wing mounted design, circa mid 2000s ^^Then the wings moved more mid body (or the missile was shortened) late 2000s Around this time the missile was probably going...
  12. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    For those still confused on whether this is the Astra mk2 or not, here's another angle.
  13. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    http://hal-india.com/HAL-CONNECT/HAL-CONNECT-ISSUE-73.pdf
  14. Twinblade

    Astra BVRAAM

    Cross posting from Su-30Mki thread. A Su-30Mki aircraft being equipped with High-speed motion capture camera for launching Astra BVRAAM
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