From Enemy Missile To Indian Edge: How China’s Failed PL-15 Is Supercharging Astra Mk-2 And IAF’s Air Power
New Delhi: India’s next leap in air combat capability moved a step closer on December 29, 2025, when the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for the Astra Mk-2 air-to-air missile for the Indian Air Force (IAF). In an official statement on the Press Information Bureau (PIB), the government said, “Astra…