New Delhi, Oct. 31 -- "Whoever has the longest reach controls the engagement," comments fighter analyst Ben Lambeth of the Rand Corporation. In modern aerial warfare, the ability to look/track first Beyond Visual Range (BVR) and strike decisively defines the outcome of battles. The ambitious Astra Mk.3 called 'Gandiva' (Arjuna's bow in the Mahabharata) Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM), developed in collaboration with Russia, is a Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) powered missile with a range in excess of 340 km at an altitude of 20 km and 190 km at an altitude of 8 km along with a 20 degree Angle of Attack (AoA) and 10 km snap-up/snap-down capability. The missile sports a launch speed of Mach 0.8 to Mach 2.2 and can intercept t...