Defense Research and Development Organization (Drido, India) integrates LCA Tejas fighters with Israeli Python-5 air-to-air missiles. Now one more type of ammunition will be added to the arsenal of this Indian light fighter..
This was reported by the press service of DRDO on its Twitter page..
During yesterday's tests, an Israeli missile was successfully launched from an Indian fighter jet.. Besides, during the shooting, the advanced capabilities of the already integrated I-Derby ER aviation missile were tested, also produced in Israel.
Video of Python-5 firing from Tejas pic.twitter.com/45omOdzWes
— Drido (@DRDO_India) April 28, 2021
As noted by the Indian edition of the EurAsian Times, the developers are tasked with ensuring the versatility of the Tejas weapons, including Russian, Israeli, European and Indian ammunition. Indian Air Force, armed with a wide variety of aircraft, suffer from the problem of lack of specific weapons for specific fighters. for example, jaguar aircraft, Mirage 2000 and Rafale cannot be equipped with Russian missiles, who use the Su-30MKI, MiG-29 and MiG-21. Therefore, Tejas are trying to make them "omnivorous".
Python-5 is Israeli fifth generation air-to-air missile, developed by Rafael. It is in service with more than a dozen countries., and is also used in the Spyder-SR anti-aircraft missile system.
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