EXCLUSIVE Photos: Astra BVRAAM launch

Photos from the Astra beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) test on September 13 and 14 at the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Orissa, and DRDO’s diagram of the Astra on a Su-30 airframe.

Photos and Image Courtesy DRDO

34 thoughts on “EXCLUSIVE Photos: Astra BVRAAM launch”

  1. stupid picture of the sukhoi.
    the aspect ratio is all wrong. su-30 can carry at least 8(3 on each wing, 2 between the engines) or at most 12.
    not 4 as the image suggests.

    drdo sucks at these CG things.

  2. what weak minded people ?
    I’m certainly not blaming shiv but if drdo publishes a picture that creates an impression that the astra can be carried in lesser numbers than it actually can then I DO HAVE A RIGHT TO CRITICISE DRDO FOR IT.
    who knows, tomorrow the whiners would start complaining that only 4 astras can be carried by the su-30.

    why call in bad press on yourself.

  3. nice pics, does any one knows that India and Russia are developing R-172 or 172S-1 extremely long-range air-to-air missile do we have any more details on both missles (astra and R-172) if yes please share.

  4. no other aircraft except sukhoi and mig31 carry anti awacs missiles

    and su35bm can carry up to 6 of them

    Al31 117s engine outclasses
    ej2000
    m88 2-3
    ge414

    irbis e outclasses AMSAR
    APG79,81,63(V2)
    RBE2 AESA
    WHICH NULLIFIES SEMI STEALTH OF
    TYPHOON,RAFALE ,F18

    DRFM JAMMERS available for export

    PRICE TYPHOON 121 MILLION
    RAFALE 67 MILLION
    F18 100 MILLION
    BEST EXAMPLE 24 F18 SALE TO AUSTRALIA FOR 2.8 BILLION
    IT CAME OUT TO BE 116 MILLION PER
    AIRCRAFT

    F15 OVER 100 MILLION(S KOREA)

    SU35BM 67MILLION
    BEST EXAMPLE WE BOUGHT 40 MKI FOR 2.2 BILLION IT CAME OUT TO BE 55 MILLION PER AIRCRAFT
    ———————————-
    mig35 is the safest ,cheapest,compitive option for MMRC

    NO END USER VERIFICATION

    SINCE WE R MAKING RD33 ENGINES

    mig29 upgrade cost waaaay lower than
    mirage2000
    ———————————–

  5. can someone tell me why P8I deal is too costly since

    US DOESN’T EXPORT ELECTRONIC WARFARE SYSTEMS

    THATS WHY we have to provide our own

    RADAR WARNING RECEIVER,IFF AND OTHER ELCTRONICS

    APY10 radar on P8I same as ELTA 2022A on TU 142
    SAME RANGE,same track while scan
    but israel also provided us their electronic warfare system for
    TU 142 UPGRADE at much cheaper prices.

  6. anon, nobody will read your posts unless you stop posting in all caps.

    have you noticed that NOT ONE person has responded to your posts ?

  7. "Proliferant" indian

    Shiv, shoo the ^Smith guy off..
    Nobody talks about long-range missiles than R-77-AE-PD range 😉 ..coz its outside MTCR ..if india caught developing it with russia..technically “proliferation” people can beat us with it and try to sabotage NSG wavier. If you want you respond with..common China violates it all the time…remember international rules and restrictions are only meant for responsible countries like India who do even studiously adheres to defense “intellectual property” nit-picking..

  8. indo russian ks-172 will have 300km range, within mtcr regulations.

    do enquire how responsible US supplied UK with global hawk and tomahawk.

    mtcr has mjor loopholes.

  9. biggest problem is USA .they have always used MTCR against india
    (like cryogenic engine case)

    second is our own government always
    surrendered to these agreements

    also USA has broken MTCR since they sold tomahawks to spain,uk,

    and S.KOREA made their cruise missile which has similarity with tomahawk

  10. china and iran smuggled kh 55 from ukrain

    our stupid GOVT. did nothing to acquire thses missiles

    still doing nothing to aquire form iran since they can give us two or three of them

  11. we can have ASTRA inducted soon if we go for joint venture with israel
    since they have mastery in making
    pyton,derby missiles and go for joint venture on longer range varient
    of ASTRA

  12. anon, it is us who have mastery of long ranfe air to air missiles, as compared to israel.
    they excel in short range dogfight missiles.

  13. anon 4:48

    u r right

    also look at mazgon shipyard on
    google earth u wiil find p15a,kilo,
    209 submerged,new frigates in dry dock and much more

    also look for hindustan ship yard in
    vishakhapattnam

  14. i belive that drdo must be working on more improved version of astra which would have the thrust vectoring capability as every one is trying to incorporate this kind of new tecnology in their future air to air missle. what drdo has done is that they have build or developed the current tecnology. i belive they must have the future plan

  15. if they can achieve 40g maneuvers with the current structures, thay don’t need any more thrust vectoring.

    the materials certainly can’t handle any more.

  16. smith, you are confusing doghight missiles like the r-73 and aim9 with the medium ranged ones.
    HMS is strictly for short range missiles.

  17. thanks bro but that raises a question in my mind that will the long range A2A missile will be more effective as there are various measures to counter them even the pilot has more time to react if the aircraft system locate them early only the missle will be effective if there is a litte time to react or they must be invisible to the craft to make the impact while the short range a2a missles are more difficult to doge due to there aggility & mobility and also there will be a less reaction time for pilot.
    does that mean that the missile needs to be selected according to the mission.

    the long range missiles to be used for targeting AWACS, Mid Air Refueler Tankers, Transport Aircraft and the main target of cold war mighty Bombers. while the short range missles for the strike fighters.

  18. we need some MIG 31 to neutralze
    chinese and paki tankers,awacs,orions
    each aircraft can carry

    6 R37+2 R77+2 R73(better than any MRCA contenders being considered)

    1.4meter diameter radar(upgrade it)

    and it’s 700km combat range at 2.4mach is
    enough to neuralize pakis or any
    european bird

    it can also carry LGB,KH 31,ANTI SHIP MISSILES

    russia has some of them in storage and they are available sooner than MMRCA AND COSTS less than euro and american birds

  19. Hello and thanks for the pictures, i have a question about the Astra missile, perhaps you know if the Astra would be integrated to the RDM-7 radar of the Mirage 2000H. Thanks

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