Python 5 Air to Air Missile
(Mitesh Solanki)
- DRDO recently test fired Derby and Python missiles at Goa and achieved 100% targets.
- Python 5 is air to air Missile which is successfully added to LCA-Tejas.
- Python 5 is the fifth generation missile.
- This missile is originally built by the Israeli weapon company Rafael Advanced Defence System.
- Python 5 is beyond visual missile means capable of engaging target beyond 37 km.
- The speed of missile is Mach 4 and weighs around 11 kg.
- Derby is also beyond visual missile and Python 5 is advance version of Derby.
- Derby can track the target autonomously.
