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India is pushing ahead with the development of ground and flight test hardware as part of an ambitious plan for a hypersonic cruise missile. [4]The Defence Research and Development Laboratory's Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) is intended to attain autonomous scramjet flight for 20 seconds, using a solid rocket launch booster.
The Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh formally inaugurated the ₹400 crore, Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility at the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex on December 19, 2020. With a nozzle exit diameter of one meter and the ability to replicate speeds between Mach 5 to 12, the HWT facility is an enclosed free jet facility powered ...
3.5 km (2.2 mi) Mach 1.5 High-explosive Pre-fragmented 2 kg TBD In development [49] Trishul: Short range SAM: Command to line-of-sight: 11 km (6.8 mi) Mach 2 High-explosive Pre-fragmented 15 kg 1983 Retired [50] Akash: Akash Mk I Medium range SAM: Command guidance Active radar homing: 30 km (19 mi) 18 km (11 mi) Mach 3 High-explosive Pre ...
Shaurya (IAST: shāurya, meaning 'Bravery') is a canister-launched surface-to-surface short-range hypersonic quasi ballistic missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for use by the Indian Armed Forces.
BrahMos-II or BrahMos-2 or BrahMos Mark II is a hypersonic scramjet-propelled missile currently under joint development by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia, which have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited.
The first full-scale supersonic passenger jet is expected to perform its maiden flight in 2027, according to the South China Morning Post, who first reported the test flight.
Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) is a technology demonstrator aimed to demonstrate autonomous flight of a Scramjet Integrated Vehicle using ethylene. The technology is expected to become the basis of India's hypersonic missiles and aircraft in future. [ 71 ]
The vehicle will be used to carry hypersonic weapons systems during their development. Component makers could test engines, sensors and communications equipment aboard future reusable versions of ...