ASTRA BVRAAM

Also known as

Astra
Astra Mk-1

ASTRA BVRAAM is India's indigenous beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation and produced by Bharat Dynamics Limited. BDL's product material describes the weapon as a solid-rocket, active-radar-homing missile with an 80-110 km engagement range, and Tejas test-fired the missile in March 2025.

ASTRA BVRAAM, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions

Image source: Astra fired from MK1 with AESA radar.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: India
Built by: Bharat Dynamics Limited
Type: Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile
Service note: 2010s-present
Designer: Defence Research and Development Organisation
Unit cost: About ₹15 crore per missile
Produced: 2024-present

air-to-air air-launched guided missile radar-guided solid fuel supersonic

Specifications

Range: 80-110 km
Altitude: Up to 20 km
Speed: Mach 4.5
Warhead: High-explosive pre-fragmented warhead
Propulsion: Solid rocket motor
Guidance: Inertial guidance with mid-course updates and terminal active radar homing
Launch platform: Su-30MKI

Launch Platforms

ASTRA BVRAAM is documented as an air-launched missile, and Tejas test-fired it in March 2025.

Launcher

Launcher type

Launch evidence

HAL Tejas, Single-engine multirole light combat aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Light combat aircraft

PIB reported that a Tejas LCA AF Mk1 prototype test-fired the homegrown ASTRA BVRAAM off the Odisha coast in March 2025.

Sources: Tejas LCA AF MK1 test-fires Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile

Timeline

ASTRA BVRAAM Key Events

Jan 14, 2024
First production batch flagged off
BDL flagged off the first production batch of Astra missiles for Indian Air Force supply.
Sources: Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri flags off Astra Missile
Mar 12, 2025
Tejas test-launch
ADA reported a Tejas LCA AF Mk1 prototype test-launch of homegrown ASTRA BVRAAM off the Odisha coast.
Sources: Tejas LCA AF MK1 test-fires Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: BDL flagged off the first production batch for Indian Air Force supply on 14 January 2024; Tejas test-fired the missile in March 2025.
Used by: Indian Air Force

Media

ASTRA BVRAAM Images

ASTRA BVRAAM, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions - view 1 — Source: Astra missile launched from a ground-based launcher.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

ASTRA BVRAAM, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, Munitions - view 2 — Source: Astra BVRAAM successfully test fired from Su-30MKI off the Odisha coast on September 17, 2019.jpg - Wikimedia Commons

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Sources

BDL Astra Product PagePublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports Astra product background and broad missile-system context on the official BDL site. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Hon’ble Raksha Rajya Mantri flags off Astra MissilePublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports first production-batch flag-off context and Indian Air Force supply background for Astra. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 BDL Astra Product BrochurePublisher: Bharat Dynamics Limited | Note: Supports Astra specifications including range, altitude, speed, warhead, propulsion, guidance, and launch-platform context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Tejas LCA AF MK1 test-fires Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air MissilePublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports the March 2025 Tejas test-launch of homegrown ASTRA BVRAAM. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Bharat Dynamics to supply Astra Mark-1 missiles worth Rs 2,971 crorePublisher: Business Standard | Note: Supports the reported Astra unit price of about ₹15 crore per missile and contract supply context. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Astra fired from MK1 with AESA radar.jpg - Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the missile firing image used on this page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Astra missile launched from a ground-based launcher.jpg - Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the ground-launch image used on this page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Astra BVRAAM successfully test fired from Su-30MKI off the Odisha coast on September 17, 2019.jpg - Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the 2019 Su-30MKI test-fire image used on this page. | Accessed: 2026-06-27