ASTRA BVRAAM (1 Viewer)

[Migflug]

View: https://x.com/shreedharsingh9/status/1896458501721067720?t=nVIXoBx2Jm9C_jcHTpxjAQ&s=19

 

[Asmodeus]

View: https://x.com/shreedharsingh9/status/1896458501721067720?t=nVIXoBx2Jm9C_jcHTpxjAQ&s=19

I like the name, Gandiva (Dhanush of Arjun) has inexhaustible arrows in two quivers!
340 km at 220kg, thats very impressive. for comparison pl21 can do only 300km at 250kg.. Also +90% single kill prob

 

[Migflug]

View: https://x.com/shreedharsingh9/status/1896458501721067720?t=nVIXoBx2Jm9C_jcHTpxjAQ&s=19

View: https://x.com/Indrani1_Roy/status/1896484506342944904?t=--gAaeLYBJ4VWetRmabSvw&s=19

 

[Corvus Splendens]

View: https://x.com/shreedharsingh9/status/1896458501721067720?t=nVIXoBx2Jm9C_jcHTpxjAQ&s=19

Now this is Checkmate. Welcome back to BVRAAM supremacy.

 

[ArjunMK1A]

Current Missile development is so fast that IAF will run out of fighters to install them.

 

[shade2]

Current Missile development is so fast that IAF will run out of fighters to install them.

Su-30 are available.
Lots of hardpoints also

Tejas is not coming and the rest are too old or OEM will do drama for weapons integration for e.g Rafale, especially since Astra mk3 is better than Meteor per recent defense bro posts on twitter.

 

[AbRaj]

Now this is Checkmate. Welcome back to BVRAAM supremacy.
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God speed

 

[Asmodeus]

@Bhartiya Sainik Can you confirm this Astra mk3 has foldable wings?? I see some lines on its wings. How many can fit in IWB of AMCA if foldable?? Also how many twin launchers(2/4 on wings) possible for mk2 as it only weighs 220kgs..

 

[Bhartiya Sainik]

@Bhartiya Sainik Can you confirm this Astra mk3 has foldable wings?? I see some lines on its wings. How many can fit in IWB of AMCA if foldable?? Also how many twin launchers(2/4 on wings) possible for mk2 as it only weighs 220kgs..

It doesn't seem it has folding wings.
But with folding fins also i think only 6 can fit in 4.2m X 2.2m bcoz of the long intakes, making it difficult to stagger.
IDK precise details about twin launchers.

 

[samsaptaka]

Now this is Checkmate. Welcome back to BVRAAM supremacy.
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What's the current status? Test flown yet ?

 

[Corvus Splendens]

What's the current status? Test flown yet ?

They did 2 flight trials and validated missile separation from pylon.

 

[Pundit Pikachu]

Latest Astra Mk 1 Brochure (From 2025 Vigyan Vaibhav)

Mass : 170kg
Length : 3838mm
Diameter : 178 mm
Warhead : 15 kg High-explosive pre-fragmented HMX/PU
Altitude : 50m to 20km
Range : 110+ km
Launch Speed : Upto Mach 2
Midcourse Guidence : INS with 2 way data link
Terminal Guidence : Active Radar Homing
Status : 248 Missiles on Order

 

[Pundit Pikachu]

Old Astra Mk3 Brochure From (Aero India 2023 or Defence Expo 2022, I am not sure)


Length : 3838 mm
Diameter : 178 / 200 mm
Altitude : Sea level - 20 km
Launch Mach Number. : 0.8 - 2.0
Interception Mach Number. : 2.0 - 3.6
Missile Launch Range : 190 km at 8 km altitude, 320 km at 20 km altitude
Angle of attack : 20°
Snap-up & snap-down : ±10km
Weight : 222+2 kg
Launch Platforms : SU 30, LCA
Guidance : Mid Course - Inertial (INS + Radar) Terminal - AESA Seeker

 

[redpanda]

Old Astra Mk3 Brochure From (Aero India 2023 or Defence Expo 2022, I am not sure)
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Length : 3838 mm
Diameter : 178 / 200 mm
Altitude : Sea level - 20 km
Launch Mach Number. : 0.8 - 2.0
Interception Mach Number. : 2.0 - 3.6
Missile Launch Range : 190 km at 8 km altitude, 320 km at 20 km altitude
Angle of attack : 20°
Snap-up & snap-down : ±10km
Weight : 222+2 kg
Launch Platforms : SU 30, LCA
Guidance : Mid Course - Inertial (INS + Radar) Terminal - AESA Seeker

Is it possible to slap a booster to ramjet missiles like this one to increase range?

 

[BON PLAN]

Is it possible to slap a booster to ramjet missiles like this one to increase range?

A ramjet missile need a booster to reach a speed where it is possible to ignite the ramjet.
It is probably possible to have a bigger one...