Tejas LCA in BVR missile test

Operating from the Naval Air Station INS Hansa (Goa), an LCA carried out test firing of a Derby air-to-air beyond visual (BVR) range missile on 27 April as part of the process to attain final operational clearance (FOC). Piloted by Wing Commander Siddharth Singh, the firing was preceded by an exhaustive study of the missile separation characteristics and plume envelope.