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  1. ersakthivel

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    http://tarmak007.blogspot.in/2011/12/bvr-astra-missile-warming-up-for.html Today, the mainstay of the IAF are the Russian-made R-73 and R-27 missiles and once the Tejas gets operational, the Israeli-made Derby too will join the party. India has already developed a dual-pulse rocket motor...
  2. ersakthivel

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    Watch: Astra test launch - Astra: India's first indigenous BVR Air-to-Air missile | The Economic Times Astra launch video
  3. ersakthivel

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    congrats to team!!!
  4. ersakthivel

    Astra BVRAAM

    These stealth UCAVs are strategically very important to the country. No one is going to give us the tech. It is a strategic feat to have our own stealth UCAV fleet with no foreign inputs. So eventhough K-9 missed Tejas , the efforts on the kaveri project is paying rich dividend at last.
  5. ersakthivel

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    Oman Tribune - the edge of knowledge ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nirbhay missile has sub-metre accuracy, says DRDO ex-chief Jeta Pillai MUSCAT Nirbhay, India's long range sub-sonic cruise missile, which is undergoing trials...
  6. ersakthivel

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    silent eagle F-15 a 4.5th gen fighter launching air to air missile from newly added external stealth pod, such a combination can be added to tejas or any other 4.5th gen fighter with a clean config frontal RCS of below 0.3 meters, giving them further edge over older 4th gen fighters like F-16...
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  8. ersakthivel

    Astra BVRAAM

    50 G at 7 km altitude for MICA. 40 G at sea level for Astra which drops further with altitude?. Is there any altitude below sea level? Please clarify your pov.
  9. ersakthivel

    Astra BVRAAM

    previous info is the 44 km head on range ,they are referring is from mid altitude , i.e 8 Km altitude launch from fighter. for sea level it will have a 20 Km range. if it is launched at 15 Km altitude astra mk-1 is suppose to have a 80 Km plus range, For mk-2 the range from 15 Km altitude...
  10. ersakthivel

    Astra BVRAAM

    Its flight profile was already tested several times, what is now being tested is integration with platform , i.e safe weapon release from pylon.
  11. ersakthivel

    Astra BVRAAM

    huge savings on forex outgo as it is going to be adopted across the IAF fleet, and its capacity to withstand jamming will remain a secret unknown to others. So BVR for tejas ready and flying!!!
  12. ersakthivel

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    the primary purpose of captive flight test is whether the missile can take the high G loads when it is fitted on the external pylon of the fighter without any damages to its mechanisms, As test flights have already demonstrated its flight path and G force capability in flight , the captive...
  13. ersakthivel

    Astra BVRAAM

    The 44 Km range quoted for ASTRA mk-1 in the article above is the range at 8 Km altitude. At high altitude Astra mk-1 has 80 Km range and mk-2 has 100 plus Km range. ttp://newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/article1390559.ece
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