{"id":298760,"date":"2024-11-18T08:00:14","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T08:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=298760"},"modified":"2024-11-19T06:43:25","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T06:43:25","slug":"india-hails-historic-hypersonic-missile-test-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=298760","title":{"rendered":"India Hails \u2018Historic\u2019 Hypersonic Missile Test Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Staff Writer with AFP \u2013 The Defense Post Nov 17, 2024<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Nuclear-armed India has tested its first hypersonic missile, the defense minister said Sunday, publicizing the super-fast high-tech weapon days after rival China showcased its latest military aviation powers.<\/p>\n

Hypersonics are the new frontier in missile technology, because they fly lower and are harder to detect than ballistic missiles, can reach targets more quickly, and can be ordered to change target in mid-flight.<\/p>\n

The US, Russia, China, and North Korea have all tested hypersonic missiles<\/a>, and several others are developing the technology.<\/p>\n

\u201cIndia has achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting flight trial of long range hypersonic missile,\u201d Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh<\/strong> said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The test flight comes days after rival and neighbor China showcased its expanding aviation capabilities at an airshow, with the J-35A stealth fighter jet and attack drones displayed.<\/p>\n

That, according to China\u2019s state media, included the debut of the HQ-19 surface-to-air missile system<\/a>, designed to intercept ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s missile blasted off from Abdul Kalam Island off the east coast on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Video images released by India\u2019s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), showed a slender missile blasting into the night sky followed by a surge of flames.<\/p>\n

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The @DRDO_India<\/a> has successfully conducted a flight trial of its long range hypersonic missile on \u00a016th Nov 2024 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off-the-coast of Odisha.<\/p>\n

Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh<\/a> has congratulated DRDO, Armed Forces and the Industry for successful flight\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/wq7yM2YS9f<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 \u0930\u0915\u094d\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0902\u0924\u094d\u0930\u0940 \u0915\u093e\u0930\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0932\u092f\/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) November 17, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n