India Successfully Tests 1st LR Hypersonic Missile, Joins Select Club to have All 3 Types
India has successfully conducted a flight trial of a long-range hypersonic missile, significantly boosting the country's military readiness. This missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1500 km or 930 miles for the armed forces. This allows India to join a select group of nations possessing all 3 types of long-range hypersonic missiles, besides Russia and China. The missile was tracked by various range systems deployed across multiple domains. Flight data obtained from down-range ship stations confirmed the successful terminal maneuvers and impact with a high degree of accuracy. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), conducted the trials of this missile on Saturday night, from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast from a mobile articulated launcher, in the presence of senior DRDO scientists and members of the Armed Forces. This missile has been indigenously developed by the