Does India have hypersonic missiles? Why are they so dangerous! China and Pakistan can only...
Hypersonic missiles of India: India recently conducted Operation Sindoor where it attacked multiple terror camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Pakistan killing more than hundred terrorists. Various media reports indicated that India used its supersonic cruise missile BrahMos to target nine terror camps of Pakistan, and the precision and speed of the missile has surprised everyone. The successful launch of these supersonic missiles led to huge worries for China and Pakistan, the two possible enemies of India in a war scenario. However, going one step forward, do you know that India also has a hypersonic missile. Speed of Indian Hypersonic missiles
Hypersonic missiles are one of the most powerful weapons that fly at a speed 5 times or more than the speed of sound (Mach 5 or more than 6,174 km/h). With India's Hypersonic missiles missile capabilities, India can hit Pakistan and China in minutes. DRDO successfully tests long-range hypersonic missile
Only a few months back, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile off the Odisha coast. As per a report carried by news agency IANS, this hypersonic missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km for all the Indian Armed Forces wings.
'India has achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting a flight trial of long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off-the-coast of Odisha. This is a historic moment and this significant achievement has put our country in the group of select nations having capabilities of such critical and advanced military technologies. I congratulate Team @DRDO_India, our Armed Forces and the Industry for stupendous achievement,' Rajnath Singh said in his post.
Notably, the missile has been indigenously developed by the laboratories of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad along with various other DRDO laboratories and Industry Partners. Also, Hypersonic missiles are characterised by their ability to travel at speeds exceeding Mach 5, making them highly challenging for enemies to detect and intercept.
(With inputs from agencies)
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