DRDO conducts flight trial of long-range hypersonic missile

India has successfully conducted the flight trial of long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off-the-coast of Odisha.

The test was done on Saturday night. The missile can hit moving targets at long ranges.

The Ministry of Defence on Sunday said the missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km.

India has achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting flight trial of long range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off-the-coast of Odisha. This is a historic moment and this significant achievement has put our country in the group of select nations… pic.twitter.com/jZzdTwIF6w

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) November 17, 2024

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on X, "This is a historic moment and this significant achievement has put our country in the group of select nations having capabilities of such critical and advanced military technologies."

The minister congratulated the DRDO, armed forces and the industry for the achievement.