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ASRAAM
ASRAAM: Short-range air-to-air missile Raven: Short-range surface-to-air missile system
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ASRAAM: Short-range air-to-air missile Raven: Short-range surface-to-air missile system
At a glance
ASRAAMlarger figure on 0 of 2
Astra (missile)larger figure on 2 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source2.90 m (9 ft 6 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ASRAAM | Astra (missile) |
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| Speed | Mach 3+[source] | Mk-1: Mach 4.5[source] |
| Type | ASRAAM: Short-range air-to-air missile Raven: Short-range surface-to-air missile system[source] | Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | India[source] |
| In service | 1998[source] | 2019 ( 2019 ) –present |
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 | Royal Air Force Armed Forces of Ukraine Indian Air Force Royal Australian Air Force (historical)[source] | Indian Air Force Indian Navy[source] |
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| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian War (Raven)[source] | 2025 India–Pakistan conflict[source] |
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| Manufacturer | MBDA UK Bharat Dynamics Limited (India)[source] | Bharat Dynamics Limited[source] |
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| Unit cost | >£200,000[source] | Mk-1: ₹ 7−8 crore (US$−830,000)[source] |
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| Variants | Common Anti-aircraft Modular Missile (Sea Ceptor/Sky Sabre)[source] | Mk-1 (Operational) Mk-2 (LSP) Mk-3 (Trial-phase) VL-SRSAM (Trial-phase)[source] |
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| Warhead | 10 kg (22 lb) blast/fragmentation[source] | High-explosive pre- fragmented HMX / PU[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Laser proximity fuze and impact[source] | Mk-1: Radio proximity fuze Mk-2: Optical proximity fuze[source] |
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| Engine | Dual-burn, high-impulse 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 | Blocks 1-5: Hughes (Raytheon) Imaging infrared homing , 128×128 element focal plane array , with lock-on after launch (LOAL) and strapdown inertial guidance Block 6+: Domestic MBDA UK Seeker[source] | Mid-course: FOG - INS + Mid-course update via datalink Terminal: ARH[source] |
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| Launch platform | Royal Air Force : Typhoon Royal Air Force and Royal Navy : F-35 Lightning II Indian Air Force : Jaguar SHORAD (e.g. Raven, a 'FrankenSAM' vehicle consisting of a Supacat 6×6 mounted with ASRAAM launch rails taken from decommissioned RAF jets)[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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| Propellant | — | Solid fuel[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 20 km (66,000 ft)[source] |
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