High Speed Camera’s photo shows of Astra Beyond Visual Range missile moments after separation from Su-30MKI

May 4, 2014 Military Aviation, Weapons

David Cenciotti

A new BVRAAM (Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile) was successfully test-fired from an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI.

On May 4, an Indian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 MKI successfully test-fired an Astra missile, India’s first Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile, on a naval range.

The Astra is an indigenous all-weather missile with active radar terminal guidance, excellent ECCM (electronic counter-counter measures) capabilities, smokeless propulsion, a range in excess of 60-km, featuring a high Single Shot Kill Probability (SSKP).

The new missile is developed Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) that, after the test on May 4 released some interesting shots, including the one taken from an underwing pylon’s high speed camera seconds after separation.

Image credit: DRDO

About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.

Von says:

May 4, 2014 at 10:36 PM

http://www.livefistdefence.com/2014/05/indias-astra-bvraam-testfired-from-iaf.html has a side image which looks better.
LaMarca says:

May 5, 2014 at 12:44 AM

What a great shot!
phuzz says:

May 6, 2014 at 10:55 AM

It’s a very purple exhaust flame, I wonder what fuel they’re using?
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