A special production facility of public sector Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has started manufacturing the indigenously-developed Astra Mk1 beyond-visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM). The first production batch may arm the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI's multi-role fighters by the year-end.
Launched on 27 August at Sangareddy in AP, BDL's 'dedicated' unit will initially build 50 pieces of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-designed all-weather Astra Mk 1.
Thereafter, a planned follow-on Astra production order is intended to equip IAF Mirage-2000H and MiG-29 fighter aircraft - and possibly the locally developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft - supplementing the IAF's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Derby BVRAAM system.
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By IndianMandarins - 2017-09-07 05:04:39
A special production facility of public sector Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) has started manufacturing the indigenously-developed Astra Mk1 beyond-visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM). The first production batch may arm the Indian Air Force's (IAF's) fleet of Sukhoi Su-30MKI's multi-role fighters by the year-end.
Launched on 27 August at Sangareddy in AP, BDL's 'dedicated' unit will initially build 50 pieces of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)-designed all-weather Astra Mk 1.
Thereafter, a planned follow-on Astra production order is intended to equip IAF Mirage-2000H and MiG-29 fighter aircraft - and possibly the locally developed Tejas Light Combat Aircraft - supplementing the IAF's Rafael Advanced Defence Systems Derby BVRAAM system.
