ISRO's hypersonic vehicle test successful, all parameters achieved

NEW DELHI:The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Integrated Defense Staff jointly tested the hypersonic vehicle on Friday. The hypersonic vehicle demonstrated high capability by achieving all the required parameters set for the test. After the successful test, India's defense sector will get more strength. Especially it will prove to be an important weapon to thwart the trickery of Pakistan and China.

The hypersonic vehicle, based on state-of-the-art technology, is capable of delivering military response over long distances by rapidly reaching space. This hypersonic vehicle can be an aeroplane, spacecraft or missile. India is also developing an indigenous, dual-capable hypersonic cruise missile as part of its Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle programme. This missile will be capable of firing conventional weapons as well as nuclear weapons.

What is hypersonic missile?

Hypersonic missiles move towards the target at a speed of Mach 5 i.e. 5 times or more than the speed of sound (343 m/s). It can travel about 6,200 kilometers in an hour. Capable of carrying nuclear warheads, hypersonic missiles can fly at very low altitudes and at higher speeds than common ballistic and cruise missiles. They can also change direction during their journey, that is, like a normal missile, the target does not follow a fixed path.

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