DRDO conducts successful flight trial of long-range hypersonic missile | WATCH
India | November 17, 2024 10:59 ISTIndia successfully tests indigenously developed long-range hypersonic missile, marking a major defense milestone.
India successfully tests indigenously developed long-range hypersonic missile, marking a major defense milestone.
The Israeli military said its air defence systems intercepted a surface-to-surface missile crossing from Lebanon amid warning sirens in Tel Aviv. Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah escalated as several Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed 569 people since Monday, including senior commanders.
The DRDO and Indian Navy successfully tested the Vertical Launch Short Range Surface-to-Air Missile (VL-SRSAM) from Odisha's Chandipur. The missile from a land-based vertical launcher intercepted a high-speed aerial target, validating key features like the Proximity Fuse and Seeker.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia could deploy conventional missiles within striking distance of the U.S. and Europe if Western countries provide Ukraine with long-range weapons. Western leaders and Ukraine have dismissed Russia's warnings.
This is the second generation of the indigenously developed anti-radiation missile. The first generation of Rudram was test-fired successfully three years ago by Defence Research and Development.
The Supersonic Missile Assisted Release of Torpedo (SMART) was tested at the coast of Odisha's Balasore. This trial is said to be significant in establishing anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
The missile can bring almost the entire Asia including the northernmost part of China as well as some regions in Europe under its striking range.
According to Brahmos website, the BrahMos is a two-stage missile with a solid propellant booster engine as its first stage which brings it to supersonic speed and then gets separated. The liquid ramjet or the second stage then takes the missile closer to 3 Mach speed in the cruise phase.
The flight-test was conducted against a high-speed unmanned aerial target at a very low altitude. Akash-NG is a medium-range mobile surface-to-air missile defence system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
The development underscores the Indian Navy’s unwavering focus on Combat Readiness, Atmanirbhar Bharat’s growing shipbuilding prowess and assured reliability of indigenous weapons and platforms.
The test was conducted using the Tejas Limited Series Production-7 (LSP-7) aircraft.
According to defence sources, the Israeli Spike NLOS anti-tank guided missiles have been delivered and its trials are going to be held very soon.
According to India's maritime force, this inaugural endeavor demonstrates the Navy's commitment to Aatmanirbhar Bharat and future-proof combat readiness.
North Korea fires missile: South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement it detected the three launches from an inland area south of Pyongyang, the North’s capital, on Saturday morning.
The launch is the latest in a slew of missile tests by North Korea in recent weeks. But the country had halted weapons launches for about a week before it fired a ballistic missile on Thursday.
North Korea missile launch: In a brief statement, the Joint Chiefs of Staff of South Korea said they detected the launch from North Korea. However, they did not provide any additional information, such as the weapon's flight path or the exact landing location.
Poland said late on Tuesday that it was considering calling for emergency consultations under Article 4 of NATO's founding treaty, which provides for such talks if one of the 30 allies considers that its territory might be under threat.
Russian Missile hits Poland: Joe Biden convened an emergency meeting of the G7 and NATO leaders in Indonesia for consultations after NATO-ally Poland said a “Russian-made” missile killed two people in the eastern part of its country near the Ukraine border.
South Korea Japan relations: In the bilateral meeting, Yoon and Kishida assessed that there has been active communications between their diplomats on “a current issue between the two countries” and agreed to continue consultations to find an early resolution, Yoon’s office said in a statement.
North Korea South Korea news: The South Korean and Japanese militaries said North Korea later fired three more short-range missiles into waters off its eastern coast.
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