India’s latest and most advanced air-to-air missile, the Astra MK-III, has now been officially renamed Gandiva, after the legendary bow of Arjuna from the Mahabharata. Still under development by ...

In May 2022, the Defence Ministry signed a contract with BDL for the supply of Astra Mk-I missiles and associated equipment for the IAF and the Navy at a cost of ₹2,971 crore. As reported by The ...

The Astra Mk 1 was successfully integrated with the Indian Air Force's Tejas Mk 1 in 2023. (DRDO) The Indian Air Force (IAF) hasapproved the production of 200 additional Astra Mk 1 air-to-air ...

HYDERABAD: India has added the improved Astra Mk I air-to-air missile to its indigenously manufactured combat armoury. The missile’s induction will cater to ‘beyond visual range’ (BVR ...

The test of the Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air weapon was conducted on 12 March off the east coast near the resort town of Chandipur, according to India’s defence ministry. The missile ...