{"id":32282,"date":"2024-11-18T18:50:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=32282"},"modified":"2024-11-18T18:50:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:20:55","slug":"hypersonic-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/18-11-2024\/hypersonic-missile","title":{"rendered":"Hypersonic Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Syllabus: GS3\/Defence<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Context<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight test of a long range hypersonic missile.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    About<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    • It is indigenously developed<\/strong> by the laboratories of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, along with various other DRDO laboratories and Industry Partners.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Features:\u00a0<\/strong>\n
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      • Speed: Greater than Mach 5 (around 6,120 km\/h).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Range: Over 1500kms.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • This achievement places India among a select group of nations<\/strong>\u2014alongside the United States, Russia, and China\u2014that possess advanced hypersonic technology.<\/strong>\n
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        • France, Germany, Australia, Japan, Iran, and Israel, are also pursuing projects to develop hypersonic missile systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Hypersonic Missiles<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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          • The term \u201cHypersonic\u201d refers to a speed at least five times the speed of sound <\/strong>(also called Mach-5) i.e. around a mile per second.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • These missiles are also more maneuverable<\/strong>, which allows them to more easily evade air defence systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          • The two types of hypersonic weapons systems<\/strong> are Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGV) and Hypersonic Cruise Missiles.\n
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            • The HGVs are launched from a rocket before gliding to the intended target while HCMs are powered by air-breathing high-speed engines or \u2018scramjets\u2019 after acquiring their target.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
              Types of Missile Systems in India<\/strong>
              – Ballistic Missiles: <\/strong>Ballistic missiles are designed to deliver a payload (usually a warhead) over long distances using a ballistic trajectory.
              1. Short-Range Ballistic Missiles (SRBM) includes Prithvi I, II, III. 
              2. Medium-Range Ballistic Missiles (MRBM) are Agni-I, II, III, IV, V.
              3. Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) is Agni-V.
              – Cruise Missiles:<\/strong> Cruise missiles are guided missiles that use aerodynamic lift to travel through the atmosphere, typically at subsonic or supersonic speeds.
              1. Long-Range Cruise Missile is Nirbhay.
              2. BrahMos is a supersonic cruise missile.

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