India test-fires air-to-air Astra missile

BALASORE (ORISSA): India on Monday successfully test fired the Astra air-to-air missile from its Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Orissa coast.


The beyond visual range air-to-air missile was tested at the Chandipur test range at about 9.45am.

"The test was a success," S.P. Dash, director of the ITR, told IANS.

Another Astra missile is scheduled to be tested from the same test range later in the day, he added