ASTRA, BVR air to air missile successfully launched from Chandipur on March 18, 2015

Q.  Name the indigenously developed Beyond Visual Range (BVR) air-to-air missile that was successfully launched from Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft to hit a simulated target at the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur in Odisha on 18th Mar’15?
- Published on 29 Mar 15

a. Shastra
b. Astra
c. Toofan
d. Vinayak

ANSWER: Astra
 
The 3.8 metre tall Astra is the smallest of the DRDO-developed missiles and can be launched from different altitudes.

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