{"id":58654,"date":"2018-10-11T08:43:40","date_gmt":"2018-10-11T08:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=58654"},"modified":"2018-10-11T08:43:40","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T08:43:40","slug":"successful-flight-test-of-astra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/successful-flight-test-of-astra\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful Flight Test of Astra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question:<\/strong><strong> Indigenously developed<\/strong><strong> Astra is a-<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(a)BVR <\/strong><strong>Air-to-Air Missile<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(b) BVR Land-to-Air<\/strong><strong> Missile<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(c) BVR Land-to Land<\/strong><strong> Missile<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(d) BVR Air-to-water<\/strong><strong> Missile<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (a)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On 26 September 2018 successful test of the indigenously built missile Astra was done by Indian Air Force from Su-30 aircraft from Air Force Station, Kalaikunda.<\/li>\n<li>Astra is the first indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) of length 3.8m, diameter 178mm, and weight 154 kg.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- CM_SSGCP_Responsive_Link --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"4276316581\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Features of Missile:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is intended to engage and destroy aerial targets with high maneuverability and supersonic speeds.<\/li>\n<li>The missile\u2019s advanced air combat capabilities allow it to engage multiple high-performance targets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- ssgc-in-link-res --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7086827700842303\" data-ad-slot=\"2092339075\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>It is the best in class weapon system and has undergone more than twenty developmental trials.<\/li>\n<li>The Mk-I variant of the Astra missile was first tested in May 2003, from the Interim Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pib.nic.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1547472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.pib.nic.in\/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1547472<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforce-technology.com\/projects\/astra-beyond-visual-range-bvr-air-to-air-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.airforce-technology.com\/projects\/astra-beyond-visual-range-bvr-air-to-air-missile\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Indigenously developed Astra is a- (a)BVR Air-to-Air Missile (b) BVR Land-to-Air Missile (c) BVR Land-to Land Missile (d) BVR Air-to-water Missile Answer: (a) Related facts: On 26 September 2018 successful test of the indigenously built missile Astra was done by Indian Air Force from Su-30 aircraft from Air Force Station, Kalaikunda. 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