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China, Pakistan shaking with fear as India plans to prepare THIS missile under DRDO's secret 'Project Vishnu', not Brahmos or Agni but...
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After India conducted Operation Sindoor, the missiles of India including the BrahMos missile created havoc in Pakistan, destroying the Chinese supplied air defence systems. Reports also say that India is also preparing the BrahMos missile in collaboration with Russia. However, media reports are now claiming that India is preparing to test a hypersonic cruise missile under Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO's secret Project Vishnu. Here are all the details you need to know about the End to End Test of Long Duration Hypersonic Cruise Missile.
As per a report by the Navbharat Times, DRDO is preparing missile which can prove to be a strategic game changer. With a range of over 1,500 km, 1,000–2,000 kg, the missile has a reported speed of Mach 8. It can carry nuclear or conventional warheads, significantly enhancing India's defense capabilities.
The new hypersonic cruise missile is being prepared under DRDO's secret Project Vishnu, as part of Project ET-LDHCM (End to End Test of Long Duration Hypersonic Cruise Missile). DRDO successfully conducts scramjet engine ground test
In a significant development from few months back, DRDO successfully tested a cutting-edge Active Cooled Scramjet Combustor (engine) ground test for 120 seconds for the first time in India. An official said that it marks a crucial milestone in developing next-generation hypersonic missiles.
Hypersonic missiles are a class of advanced weaponry that travel at speeds greater than Mach 5 which is five times the speed of sound or more than 5,400 km/hr. These advanced weapons have the potential to bypass existing Air Defence Systems and deliver rapid and high-impact strikes. Supersonic Combustion Ramjet
Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory has taken the initiative to develop a long-duration Supersonic Combustion Ramjet or Scramjet-powered Hypersonic technology. DRDL recently developed these technologies.
The ground test of the scramjet combustor showcased several notable achievements, demonstrating its potential for operational use in Hypersonic vehicles, like successful ignition and stable combustion. Ignition in a scramjet engine is like 'keeping a candle lit in a hurricane'.
(With inputs from agencies)
