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Astra Series Air to Air Missiles
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mk2 coming
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IAF को और मजबूत करने जल्द आ रही है Astra MK 2 मिसाइल, दुश्मनों की उड़ा देगी धज्जियां! - hind first hindi
Mk1 के एडवांस वर्शन Mk2 को खरीदने की प्रक्रिया शुरू कर दी गई है। इस मिसाइल की रेंज 160 किलोमीटर तक होगी, जो Mk1 से कहीं अधिक प्रभावी है।
Not a reliable source. Order before testing? So many missiles are waiting for orders after testing.mk2 coming
IAF को और मजबूत करने जल्द आ रही है Astra MK 2 मिसाइल, दुश्मनों की उड़ा देगी धज्जियां! - hind first hindi
Mk1 के एडवांस वर्शन Mk2 को खरीदने की प्रक्रिया शुरू कर दी गई है। इस मिसाइल की रेंज 160 किलोमीटर तक होगी, जो Mk1 से कहीं अधिक प्रभावी है।
tbh its been in testing for some time, at least 1 video proof and barely much diff aerodynamically so can be paired with mk1. Hence shorter testing period maybe. The mk1 has entered product support stage, so it is likely mk2 is also to be cleared for prod very soon.
That has never happened in our missile development before. When physical dimensions change for an aerospace project, they will need to be revalidated.
The video proof is of a drop test, not an actual test firing as far as I have seen.
ANI on their last "test soon" report mentions it as first.
Yeah the pib summer mention several projects are in advanced user trial phase, given this is likely a mission mode project , mk2 could be one of the deliverables. So it is possible this could be quickly cleared and ordered within 18-24 months time. BDL already got active line for astra product support.
All DRDO projects with deliverables are "Mission mode" projects. Its not some special category.
Mid-body wings/fins that generate lift.
Yes, question is if the mk1 which has been in production for some time and drdo work share for it has reached product support stage for well over a year now , so it is very likely the mk2 is well ahead in its dev curve too and possibly user involved trial.
Mk1 related tenders in past 6 months were mk1-UT, APS ( product support for the production batch) and AIL (astra for LCA integration). This is entire mk1 work so far recently from drdo side. For mk2 it has been dev trial, since it shares many aspects with mk1 it won't be too far off completing the dev stage and who knows maybe the user involved trial stage too. BDL also expect mk2 order batch soon in next 2-3 years. So the LSP batch can hit production faster compared to time taken by mk1. They might not show much in video though.
The mid-portion is visibly much thicker than MK1(190 mm vs 178mm). I disagree with those who think it won't carry any extra propellant against MK1. I think it'll carry enough to give it much larger range and NEZ. It won't be that far away from PL-15's max range in my opinion.
Publicly quoted max range for PL-15 is 145km while that of Astra Mk2 is 160km. The actual range for both is likely around 200-250 km. The latest AMRAAM variants likely out range both missiles comfortably. The USAF may only be hyping up PL-15 to get funding for AIM-260 and other programs.
145kms is for PL-15E. Their domestic version outranges the export variant due to better propellants.
Regarding AIM-120D3, I've already explained before that it only carries a boost-only grain which gives it high-energy but very short burn-time. Its 160-180kms range is due to better launch(lofted) profile using GPS. It can't match either PL-15 or Astra 2 because they can use to ignite their second-pulse in-succsssion after the first-pulse for a long-range high-speed shot or can use it to enhance end-game kinematics. AIM-120D3 can't play these games hence AIM-260 is required to give USAF/USN a parity againt PLAAF(forget about edge).
Our Astra 2 will match PL-15 and give IAF/IN a world class BVR missile fully developed in-house that will fully ensure air-dominance.
I took the CAD of Astr-2 big-fin by artist "Akela freedom" & edited in Paint to match short-fin version made by artist "Kuntal Biswas" which is also identical to AIM-120-D. So the forward fixed fin has been shortened & shifted forward & rear fin leading edge more swept back, that's all, simple quick edit.
QRSAM's laser proximity fuze. Eventually all missiles in the Astra family will use this or a modified variant of this:
Astra's Mutiple beam Klystron (MBK) transmitter:
The MBK provides a peak power of 300W. It was initially developed for the Ku-band PDR seeker:
But now it has been modified for the new Ku-band AESA seeker:
Astra's Mutiple beam Klystron (MBK) transmitter:
The MBK provides a peak power of 300W. It was initially developed for the Ku-band PDR seeker:
But now it has been modified for the new Ku-band AESA seeker:
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The pl-15E's range is 145km. The pla non-export variant is claimed to have a range of 200-300km. The astra mk 2 could optimistically have a range of 200+km but highly doubtful. The larger size of pl-15 is for a reason. Issue is why don't we have a missile being developed.in the class of the pl-15, pl-17 and r-37m