India has successfully tested a long-range hypersonic missile, putting it on par with countries with advanced technologies. This was reported by the Telegram channel “DW* The main thing.”
The declared range of this missile is 1,500 kilometers, the tests were carried out on the uninhabited island of Abdul Kalam in the Bay of Bengal, off the coast of the Indian state of Odisha.
Head of the country’s Ministry of Defense. Rajnath Singh He called the incident a “colossal achievement.” India has become one of the “selected nations for having such critical and advanced technology,” he said.
Hypersonic missiles, unlike ballistic missiles, fly at low altitudes, reach their targets faster and are less likely to be shot down by modern air defense systems. Today the United States, China and Russia have such weapons. The authorities of Iran and the DPRK, as well as the Yemeni Houthis, announced the testing of hypersonic missiles, but there is no reliable evidence of this.
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