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The Defence Ministry on Tuesday signed a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the supply of ASTRA MK-I Beyond Visual Range (BVR) Air to Air Missile (AAM) and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force and Indian Navy at a cost of Rs 2,971 crore under Buy (Indian-IDDM) category.
The Ministry of Defence signed over Rs 2,900 crore contract for procurement of a missile system for the IAF and Navy.
According to an official statement issued by the ministry, the technology to manufacture missiles of this class indigenously was not available till now
West of Fort Worth, General Dynamics builds the F-16, a good little fighter plane that could have been great if the Air Force brass had kept their hands off it.
For such a remarkable aircraft, the Su-27 has seen relatively little combat.