{"id":316630,"date":"2024-11-19T20:30:35","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=316630"},"modified":"2024-12-11T14:58:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T09:28:33","slug":"indias-first-long-range-hypersonic-missile-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-long-range-hypersonic-missile-2\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> This post on<strong>\u00a0India\u2019s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile<\/strong> has been created based on the article <a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2073994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;DRDO carries out successful flight-trial of India\u2019s first long-range hypersonic missile off the Odisha coast&#8221;<\/a> published in pib on 19th November 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Why in news?<\/h2>\n<p>Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight trial of India\u2019s first long-range hypersonic missile. <strong>India\u2019s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>About the missile<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 212px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.pib.gov.in\/WriteReadData\/userfiles\/image\/PIC5HPJ.JPG?resize=212%2C352&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"India\u2019s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile\" width=\"212\" height=\"352\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: PIB<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A long-range hypersonic missile is capable of travelling at speeds exceeding Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) over extended distances, typically beyond 1,500 kilometres.<\/p>\n<p>India\u2019s first long-range hypersonic missile is indigenously developed by DRDO laboratories, led by the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Features of the Hypersonic Missile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Range &amp; Payload:<\/strong> It is capable of carrying various payloads over distances exceeding 1,500 kilometers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Tracking Systems:<\/strong> It is monitored by an array of advanced tracking systems deployed across multiple domains.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. Performance Metrics:<\/strong> Terminal maneuvers and impact were confirmed with a high degree of accuracy through data from downrange ship stations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Global Implications:<\/strong> This achievement underscores India\u2019s growing expertise in critical and advanced military technology, cementing its place among nations with hypersonic weapon capabilities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPSC Syllabus: Science and technology\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: This post on\u00a0India\u2019s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile has been created based on the article &#8220;DRDO carries out successful flight-trial of India\u2019s first long-range hypersonic missile off the Odisha coast&#8221; published in pib on 19th November 2024. Why in news? Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a flight trial of India\u2019s&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-first-long-range-hypersonic-missile-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">India\u2019s First Long-Range Hypersonic Missile<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":316523,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1738],"tags":[11872,3590],"class_list":["post-316630","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-pib","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Indias-first-Long-Range-Hypersonic-Missile.png?fit=438%2C334&ssl=1","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316630","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=316630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/316630\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/316523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=316630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=316630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=316630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}