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India Joins Elite Group Of Nations With Successful Flight Test Of First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile
India's hypersonic missile
India has successfully carried out the flight trial of the country's first long-range hypersonic missile.
The test was conducted by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Saturday (16 November) from Dr A P J Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
This hypersonic missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 kms for the Armed Forces, according to a Defence Ministry statement.
The missile was tracked by various range systems, deployed in multiple domains.
"The flight data obtained from down range ship stations confirmed the successful terminal maneuvers and impact with high degree of accuracy," the ministry said.
The flight-trial was carried out in the presence of senior scientists of DRDO and officers of the Armed Forces.
In a post on X, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described the flight-trial as a historic achievement which has put India in the group of select nations having capabilities of such critical and advanced military technologies.
He congratulated DRDO, Armed Forces and the Industry for the successful flight trial.
"India has achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting 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, our Armed Forces and the Industry for stupendous achievement," Singh said.
