Why This ‘Astra’ Is More Than Just Another Weapon For India

[The Maverick]

Why This ‘Astra’ Is More Than Just Another Weapon For India

The Astra Mk1 will be capable of detecting, tracking, and destroying highly agile supersonic fighters armed with anti-missile measures at long ranges.It will also be equipped with advanced electronic counter-counter measures to negate jamming by hostile aircraft.

swarajyamag.com

India will be inducting hundreds of Astra mark 1 and 2 and a fraction of the cost of Russian israeli and French bvrs .

the performance
smokeless engines
electronics anti jamming

are superior to current bvrs bar meteore

but the biggest advantage outside of cost it fits all the fighters and is indian homemade

 

[Views that differ]

Biggest plus point is, it's our own design and our own missile, developed by our own blood and sweat, we have complete control over it. We can redesign it, modify it, make different varients of this and no one can do anything about it.not to mention it's also cheaper to produce these missiles in house and based on what we know these are very effective as well.

Now imagine hundreds of Tejas Mk 1k that uses Indian engine, radar and other electronics armed with these missiles, that is the day I will always consider one of the most important day for our country.

Hopefully French technological input will make sure that we can fit Kaveri engine few years later and remove whatever control US have over Tejas.

 

[The Maverick]

http://defenceupdate.in/how-would-you-compare-indias-astra-missile-with-europes-meteor-missile/

2 way data,link
Astra,described as s fifth gen missles
smokeless propulsion
lovely design
will end import of russ7an bvrs

Astra,mark2 being tested this year 160km range

 

[jaybird]

Indian came up with a new game changer weapon every year.......China and Pakistan simply are no match!

 

[Tornado23]

Well congratulations on making your own bvr missile. However it isn't superior to all a2a missiles in the region. Astra MK1 is just a copy of the aim 120c5 and has similar range, astra mk2 is that even inducted yet?

The pl15 still has the greater range out of all the missiles in the region

 

[drunken-monke]

PL15 has a range of 200 km and will be effective against large targets like aerial tankers and AWACS.. How much this is effective against maneuvering targets like fighter jets is a matter of debate..

 

[Maarkhoor]

PL15 has a range of 200 km and will be effective against large targets like aerial tankers and AWACS.. How much this is effective against maneuvering targets like fighter jets is a matter of debate..

Matter of debate is DRDO not any other thing.

 

[Raj-Hindustani]

Matter of debate is DRDO not any other thing.

DRDO makes many military products If one or product does not go well that does not mean that DRDO is bad.

DRDO has developed many products for Indian security arm forces.

 

[drunken-monke]

Matter of debate is DRDO not any other thing.

Your wish...

 

[Death Professor]

Why This ‘Astra’ Is More Than Just Another Weapon For India .... ?

cuz it can be used for pole dance by indians? Like who comes up with bloated title like these. It's just another weapon, what is "more than another weapon". Reminds me of those click bait videos....

 

[The Maverick]

pl15 is a,chinease,bvr .. it's not Pakistani
second it's,200km range is advertised by China media has max range for slow moving large tankers and awacs not.fighters

something every pakistan simply ignorantly ignores ....

Astra one of the first of family 3 bvrs
Astra 2 is 160km range being tested later this year
Astra 3 is a,future 300km bvr to equip Amca and future fighters.later this,decade

the precedent the knowledge the capability has official started and inducted and proven

that can't change now

 

[Views that differ]

I have faith in Israelis and French, they provided weapons that allowed us to not only during balakot but also retake Siachen and win in 1991 war.

 

[Windjammer]

I have faith in Israelis and French, they provided weapons that allowed us to not only during balakot but also retake Siachen and win in 1991 war.

I'm sure certain Mi-17 crew would agree with you, but.......

 

[Views that differ]

I'm sure certain Mi-17 crew would agree with you, but.......

That was explained by Abhijit Iyer Mitra a year ago, basically too many equipments that can't communicate effectively due to different sources.

Now India is planning to minimise imports and only have few products in one field like 2/3 fighters in airforce.

Tejas Mk1a, Rafale, AMCA and probably Su-57MKI(again With Israeli, French AND Indian equipments)

 

[Jungibaaz]

PL15 has a range of 200 km and will be effective against large targets like aerial tankers and AWACS.. How much this is effective against maneuvering targets like fighter jets is a matter of debate..

Wrong. PL-15 is not that much bigger than an SD-10, and in terms of flight characteristics and kinematics, it'll fly a lot like SD-10 and AMRAAM. The major innovations that add to its lethality and effective range are the dual-pulse motor, and the AESA seeker and datalink. It will be the prime AAM for PLAAF 5th gen platforms for years to come.