Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 01:52am on 11 Jun 2025,Wednesday India
India’s DRDO, in partnership with private firms, is poised to test its next‑generation hypersonic cruise missile—ET‑LDHCM—under the secretive Project Vishnu. The missile, developed entirely indigenously, will boast speeds up to Mach 8 (≈11,000 km/h) and a strike range of roughly 1,500 km, capable of carrying conventional or nuclear payloads . Powered by a scramjet engine that recently cleared a 1,000‑second ground trial, it will be maneuverable across varied altitudes and equipped with heat‑resistant materials surviving up to 2,000 °C, plus a salt‑water and solar‑resistant coating . Launchable from land, sea, or air, this strategic weapon is designed to evade current radar defenses, aligning India with global hypersonic leaders like the US, China, and Russia. (PC: PTI)
