Astra successfully test fired
Q. Astra, a BVR air to air missile has been successfully test fired on 25th December 2015. What does BVR stand for?- Published on 29 Dec 15a. Beyond Visual Recognition
b. Beyond Visual Range
c. Before Visual Range
d. Between Visual Range
ANSWER: Beyond Visual Range
Indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range air to air missile, Astra on 25th December 2015 has been successfully test fired off the coast of Odisha near the ITR of Balasore. The missile also underwent successful ground based trials in December 2015 near Pune. Tests validated the ECCM or Electronic Counter-Counter Measure feature of the missile to overcome jamming. The missile will be inducted into the Air Force in 2016. Astra is India’s first BVRAAM or Beyond Visual Range air to air missile that can engage in targets at 37 km or beyond with operational range of 60 km. The 3.8 m long missile is the smallest to be developed by DRDO.
