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Name India's Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air-to-Air missile which was successfully test-fired on 19 March 2015 from a Sukhoi-30 fighter aircraft?
Options
Astra
K-100
Mitra
Tejas
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Solution
Astra
Explanation:
Astra is an active radar homing beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile was last tested on 18 March 2015 from a Sukhoi 30 fighter against a simulated live target. Astra uses a smokeless propulsion system.
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