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HomeWeaponsAir-Launched WeaponsIndian DRDO to make ASTRA Mk2 missile based on recovered Chinese PL-15E missile.

Indian DRDO to make ASTRA Mk2 missile based on recovered Chinese PL-15E missile.

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