India's Tejas Conducts Live Astra Missile Tests

Astra fired from Tejas

Tejas fires the Astra missile for the first time on Aug. 23.

Credit: Indian Defense Ministry
SINGAPORE—India has carried out the first live firing of the indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile from its HAL Tejas fighter, as the country works to further enhance its fighter technology. An Astra missile, which was designed by India's Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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