HAL and BDL are in the final stages of integrating BDL’s Advanced Short Range Air-To-Air Missile (ASRAAM) on TEJAS. Carriage and captive testing are set to begin this year. MBDA, Europe’s premier missile maker, has agreed to the final assembly, integration, and testing (FAIT) of Mistral and ASRAAM missiles in India with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL). BDL is a prominent Indian military systems integrator that has provided over 130,000 weapon systems to local and international customers. For the past 50 years, MBDA has had a long and fruitful collaboration with BDL, which has resulted in the production of over 50,000 MBDA-designed missiles in India.
About ASRAAM Missiles
India’s ASRAAM is a New Generation Close Combat Missile. ASRAAM boasts the unequaled speed, aerodynamic maneuverability, and range because of its massive rocket motor and sleek aerodynamic design. The Indian Air Force’s Jaguar aircraft are the first to receive this cutting-edge air-combat missile. The ASRAAM is a short-range air dominance weapon. It is a close-combat missile of the next generation. It is the best missile in its category of weapons due to its low drag, aerodynamic airframe, unequaled speed and maneuverability throughout the flight, and enhanced agility. The missile may operate in both ‘Lock On Before Launch’ and ‘Lock On After Launch’ modes.
Integration with METEOR
Another noteworthy step is that MBDA may agree to incorporate its Advanced Meteor missiles on TEJASs that are synchronized with the DRDO’s UTTAM AESA Radar. Meteor and UTTAM will be lethal against any PAF and PLAAF 4.5-gen fighters. It was previously stated that the Indian Air Force (IAF) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) made multiple attempts to persuade MBDA, the developer and manufacturer of Meteor missiles, to allow the missile system to be integrated into India’s TEJAS MK-1A fighter jets. MBDA refused to change its previous position on the integration of long-range air-to-air missile systems on India’s TEJAS MK-1A.
Last year, MBDA officials informed HAL and the IAF that the governments of European countries, which own the majority of the company’s shares, had imposed a ban on the integration of the long-range Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile on non-European fire control radars in order to protect the sensitive technology of the missile system, which is regarded as the best Air-to-Air missile in the world. According to a defence analysis website, Pakistan and China do not have a missile with the range and lethality of the Meteor, which is now equipped on Rafale combat planes operated by the IAF along the borders of Pakistan and China.
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