Light combat aircraft 'Tejas' has successfully test-fired an air-to-air missile, paving the way for powering the indigenously-built aircraft with missiles having beyond visual range (BVR) capabilities. The test-firing was conducted on a manoeuvrable aerial target at the interim test range at Chandipur in Odisha yesterday. <br/><br/>The Defence Ministry said in a statement that the objective was to assess the integration of the BVR missile with avionics, fire-control radar, launchers and missile weapon delivery system of Tejas. The Ministry said, all on-board systems performed satisfactorily during the launch and the missile scored a direct hit on the target destroying it completely.