{"id":95411,"date":"2026-03-29T13:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T08:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=95411"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:17:05","slug":"advanced-short-range-air-to-air-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/advanced-short-range-air-to-air-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Indian Air Force is set to equip its fleet of MiG-29 fighter jets with the Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile, or ASRAAM.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>European-designed short-range air-to-air missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> built by the multinational company MBDA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile measures <\/span><b>2.9 metres in length<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, weighs 88 kilograms and carries a high-explosive warhead.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ASRAAM uses <\/span><b>heat-seeking technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is optimised for close-in dogfights.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It operates on a <\/span><b>fire-and-forget principle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which means once launched; the missile guides itself to the target without further input from the pilot.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Speed:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It reaches <\/span><b>speeds in excess of Mach 3,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can engage fast-moving fighter aircraft at <\/span><b>ranges greater than 25 kilometres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and delivers pinpoint accuracy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The technology features a <\/span><b>Lock-On After Launch (LOAL) capability<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, allowing the pilot to fire the weapon before the seeker even sees the target.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has already been <\/span><b>integrated on the indigenous LCA Tejas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Jaguar aircraft<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The weapon is <\/span><b>highly manoeuvrable, capable of pulling extreme G-forces<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to track rapidly turning fighter jets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once fired, its aerodynamic design and powerful rocket motor ensure it <\/span><b>maintains high energy throughout its flight path.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/mig-29-fighter-jets-to-become-more-lethal-with-asraam-missiles-11278970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NDTV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile is a European-designed short-range air-to-air missile built by the multinational company MBDA. 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