Astra (missile)

Astra
Astra
	Astra Mk-1
Type	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Place of origin	India
Service history
In service	2019–present
Used by	Indian Air Force; Indian Navy;
Production history
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation (Defence Research and Development Laboratory)
Manufacturer	Bharat Dynamics Limited
Unit cost	₹7−8 crore (US$−1.0 million)
Produced	2017 — Present
Variants	Astra Mk-1 (Operational); Astra Mk-2 (Trial-phase); Astra Mk-3 (Trial-phase); Astra-IR (Designing-phase); VL-SRSAM (Trial-phase);
Specifications
Mass	154 kg (340 lb)
Length	3.84 m (12.6 ft)
Diameter	178 mm (7.0 in)
Warhead	High-explosive pre-fragmented HMX/PU
Warhead weight	15 kg (33 lb)
Detonation; mechanism	Astra Mk-1: Radio proximity fuze; ; Astra Mk-2: Optical proximity fuze;
Engine	Astra Mk 1: Solid-propellant rocket; Astra Mk.2: Dual-thrust pulsed rocket motor; Astra Mk.3: Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet;
Propellant	Solid fuel
Operational; range	Astra IR: 80 km (50 mi); Astra Mk-1: 110 km (68 mi); Astra Mk-2: 160 km (99 mi); Astra Mk-3: 350 km (220 mi);
Flight ceiling	20 km (66,000 ft)
Maximum speed	Mach 4.5 (Astra Mk 1)
Guidance; system	Mid-course: Fibre-optic gyro based inertial navigation system with mid-course update via datalink. ; Terminal: Active radar homing
Launch; platform	Su-30MKI; MiG-29K; Tejas Mk.1/1A; MiG-29UPG (Trial-phase); HAL Tejas Mk2 (Planned); AMCA (Planned); TEDBF (Planned); Dassault Rafale (Planned);
References

Astra (Sanskrit: "Weapon") is an Indian family of all weather beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation. Different missiles of this family are capable of engaging targets at varying distances of 500 m (0.31 mi) up to 340 km (210 mi). Astra Mk-1 has been integrated with Indian Air Force's Sukhoi Su-30MKI and will be integrated with Dassault Mirage 2000, HAL Tejas and Mikoyan MiG-29 in the future. Limited series production of Astra Mk-1 missiles began in 2017.

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