AGM-65 Maverick vs Astra (missile): Specs Compared

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of AGM-65 Maverick

AMissiles

AGM-65 Maverick

Air-to-surface missile

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BMissiles

Astra (missile)

Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AGM-65 MaverickLength

2.49 m

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Astra (missile)Length

3.84 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AGM-65 Mavericklarger figure on 2 of 3

Diameter+69%
Mass+67%

Astra (missile)larger figure on 1 of 3

Length+54%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 25 rows sourced on both sides

2.49m

3.84m

Length+54%

All recorded figures & sources

2.49 m

Length

Single source

249 cm (8 ft 2 in)^[source]

3.84 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

AGM-65 Maverick and Astra (missile) configuration
Specification	AGM-65 Maverick	Astra (missile)
Type	Air-to-surface missile^[source]	Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	India^[source]
In service	30 August 1972 – present^[source]	2019 ( 2019 ) –present^[source]
Used by	>30 countries^[source]	Indian Air Force Indian Navy

Wars	Cold War Vietnam War Yom Kippur War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Kosovo War Iraq War First Libyan Civil War^[source]	2025 India–Pakistan conflict^[source]

Manufacturer	Raytheon Missile Systems Raytheon^[source]	Bharat Dynamics Limited^[source]

Unit cost	US$ 17,000 to $110,000, depending on variant^[source]	Mk-1: ₹ 7−8 crore (US$−830,000)^[source]

No. built	>70,000^[source]	—

Warhead	126 lb (57 kg) WDU-20/B shaped-charge (A/B/C/D/H models) 300 lb (140 kg) WDU-24/B penetrating blast-fragmentation (E/F/G/J/K models) E models utilize FMU-135/B delayed impact fuze^[source]	High-explosive pre- fragmented HMX / PU^[source]

Engine	A/B: Thiokol SR109-TC-1 D/E/F/G/H/J/K: SR114-TC-1 (or Aerojet SR115-AJ-1) solid propellant rocket motor via a WPU-4/B or WPU-8/B propulsion section^[source]	Mk-1: Solid-propellant rocket Mk-2: Dual-thrust pulsed rocket motor Mk-3: Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet^[source]