The DRDO has successfully flight-tested the country's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Orissa.
The test missile was launched from a ground-based mobile launcher positioned at the launching complex-IV of the Integrated Test Range at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island around 1855 hrs on Saturday.
The missile, developed by the laboratories of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad along with other DRDO laboratories and industry partners, can carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km.
At present, only a few countries like the US, Russia and China have hypersonic missiles. These missiles can travel at speeds exceeding Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound or roughly around 6,200 kmph). With such extreme speed, maneuverability and the ability to fly at lower altitudes than traditional ballistic missiles, hypersonic missiles are harder to detect and intercept.
It was also for the first time that the DRDO conducted the experimental trial of an indigenously designed and developed missile after sunset.
Tailpiece.
Got up at my usual time, the chores and was ready by 10.
Lekha goes to town to fetch some last minute items for the train journey.
The maid was at work.
The Quarterdeck was shut down systematically after teatime.
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