IAF to adopt ASRAAM missile across its fighter fleet

sfg-2026
ForumIAS LATEST
  1. 26 June | Read Less, Revise More: IFoS AIR 36 Nikhil's UPSC Strategy | Click Here to Watch →
  2. 27 June | How to Score 300+ in Philosophy Optional by Yogita Singh Dhami | Click Here to Watch →
  3. 28 June | Public Administration OGP Advanced Open Class by Ajeet Sir | Click Here to Watch →

  1. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is looking to adopt Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) across its fighter fleet.
  2. ASRAAM has been developed by European missile-maker MBDA. It is currently in service in UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).
  3. ASRAAM is a high speed, extremely manoeuvrable, heat-seeking, air-to-air missile. It is designed as a “fire-and-forget” missile
  4. It is widely used as a Within Visual Range (WVR) air dominance missile with a range of over 25km.
Print Friendly and PDF
Blog
Academy
Community