Flight testing of Astra air-to-air missile affected by latest Su-30MKI crash

Flight testing of the Astra air-to-air missile has been delayed after the Su-30MKI fleet was grounded due to a crash on May 19.

Indian Astra Air-to-Air Missile
By Asian Defence (Asian Defence) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

The fighter had taken off from Tezpur airbase at 12.17 p.m. and the crew had to eject thirteen minutes later.

It was the sixth loss of the Su-30 fighter for India.

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