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Armement Air-Sol Modulairelarger figure on 1 of 2
Astra (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2
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Length
Single source3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Armement Air-Sol Modulaire | Astra (missile) |
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| Speed | — | Mk-1: Mach 4.5[source] |
| Type | Glide bomb Air-to-surface missile[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 2007–present[source] | 2019 ( 2019 ) –present[source] |
3.84 m (12.6 ft)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source15 kg (33 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | French Air and Space Force French Naval Aviation Royal Moroccan Air Force Egyptian Air Force Qatar Air Force Indian Air Force Ukrainian Air Force[source] | Indian Air Force Indian Navy[source] |
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| Wars | War in Afghanistan First Libyan civil war Mali War Operation Inherent Resolve Russo-Ukrainian War 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Safran Electronics & Defense Bharat Electronics[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Unit cost | € 164,000 (US$210,707) (FY2011) € 252,000 (US$323,770) including development costs (FY2011)[source] | Mk-1: ₹ 7−8 crore (US$−830,000)[source] |
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| Warhead | 250 kg (550 lb) bomb body ( Mk82 , BLU 111 or CBEMS/BANG)[source] | High-explosive pre- fragmented HMX / PU[source] |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | Mk-1: Solid-propellant rocket Mk-2: Dual-thrust pulsed rocket motor Mk-3: Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet[source] |
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| Guidance system | Hybrid inertial / GPS in decametric all-weather version Hybrid inertial/GPS + infrared homing or SALH in metric day/night version[source] | Mid-course: FOG - INS + Mid-course update via datalink Terminal: ARH[source] |
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| Accuracy | 10 m (32 ft 10 in) CEP decametric version 1 m (3 ft 3 in) CEP metric version[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Dassault Rafale Dassault Mirage 2000D Dassault Mirage F1 F-16 Tejas MiG-29 Su-25 Su-27[source] | Su-30MKI MiG-29K Tejas Mk.1/1A MiG-29UPG (Trial-phase) HAL Tejas Mk2 (Planned) AMCA (Planned) TEDBF (Planned) Rafale Marine (Planned)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Defence Research and Development Laboratory ( DRDO )[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2017 − Present[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mk-1 (Operational) Mk-2 (LSP) Mk-3 (Trial-phase) VL-SRSAM (Trial-phase)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Mk-1: Radio proximity fuze Mk-2: Optical proximity fuze[source] |
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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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