India becomes 4th nation to successfully test hypersonic missile after China, Russia, & US

After India on Monday successfully tested indigeusly-developed hypersonic missile techlogy demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV), it became fourth country after US, Russia and China to develop indigeus hypersonic missile techlogy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted that HSTDV has used indigeusly developed scramjet engine. According to officials, HSTDV will empower futuristic long-range missile and aerial platforms. This HSTDV, based on Hypersonic propulsion techlogies, has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday lauded Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully flight testing indigeusly developed Hypersonic Techlogy Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV). India's successfully testing HSTDV vehicle is seen as a big step towards realising vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat.

India joins elite league

After successful test of HSTDV on September 7, Monday, India has joined elite league nations have already test-fired indigeus hypersonic missile techlogy successfully. US, China, and Russia are or three nations who have hypersonic missile techlogy.  first hypersonic missile will be made in next five years. 

DRDO Chairman G. Saesh Reddy said, "It’s a major techlogical breakthrough in country. This testing paves way for development of more critical techlogies, materials and hypersonic vehicles. This puts India in a select club of nations that have demonstrated this techlogy.” 

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About Hypersonic Techlogy Demonstrator Vehicle

HSTDV is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic speed flight, which can fly at a speed of Mach 6 and move up to an altitude of 32.5 km in 20 seconds. Besides its utility for long-range air missiles, techlogy will have multiple civilian applications too. As per government, it can also be used for launching satellites at low cost.

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With HSTDV, India will enter a select club of nations that have developed such Hypersonic techlogy. vehicle is mounted on a solid rocket motor, which will take it to a required altitude, and once it attains certain Mach numbers for speed, it will be ejected out of launch vehicle. Subsequently, scramjet engine will be ignited automatically.

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With this new made in India hypersonic missile, India has paved way for missiles to travel at six times speed of sound. As per top sources in defence and security establishment, test was done from APJ Abdul Kalam testing range (Wheeler Island) in Odisha's Balasore.

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