{"id":112213,"date":"2026-07-09T13:13:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=112213"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T07:43:40","slug":"astra-mk-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/astra-mk-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Astra Mk 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Astra Mk 1 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India and Indonesia reached a significant milestone in their growing strategic cooperation by signing a deal for the supply of the Astra Mk 1 missiles.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Astra Mk 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an indigenous <\/span><b>Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will be integrated with the <\/span><b>Air Force and the Navy.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is developed by the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/defence-research-and-development-organisation-drdo\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defence Research and Development Organisation<\/a> (DRDO).<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Astra Mk 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speed and Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has a range <\/span><b>of 80 to 110 km,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an altitude of <\/span><b>up to 20 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a speed of <\/span><b>Mach 4.5<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (or 4.5 times the speed of sound).<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Astra Mk 2 has an enhanced range of 200 km.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key features of this missile include <\/span><b>inertial guidance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, mid-course update and terminal <\/span><b>active radar homing.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses a <\/span><b>single-pulse smokeless solid-fuel motor.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile is being integrated with <\/span><b>the IAF\u2019s Sukhoi-30 MKI fleet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is also planned to be integrated with the indigenous <\/span><b>Light Combat Aircraft Tejas Mk 1 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the French Rafale jets in future.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-sci-tech\/mumbai-tree-falls-road-concretisation-10773806\/?ref=infinite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>I<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astra Mk 1 is an indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM). 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