DRDO successfully flight-tests India’s first long-range hypersonic missile
18 Nov 2024
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Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested India’s first long-range hypersonic missile, which has a strike range of over 1,500 km
The flight test was carried out from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast on Saturday (16 November).
According to a
DRDO release, the missile is designed to carry a range of payloads over distances exceeding 1,500 km for the armed forces.
The performance validation of the missile through various tracking systems deployed at different locations, including ships, confirmed that the missile functioned as planned.
Flight data obtained from down range ship stations confirmed that the missile successfully carried out terminal manoeuvres and final impact with high degree of accuracy.
The missile has been developed by
DRDO labs at the APJ Abdul Kalam Missile complex, Hyderabad with support from various other
DRDO labs and industry partners.
Senior scientists of
DRDO and officers of the armed forces were present during the flight-test.