DRDO flight-tests India's first long-range hypersonic missile off Odisha
Late on 16 November 2024, DRDO successfully flight-tested India's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.
Summary
Late on 16 November 2024, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-trial of India's first long-range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha. The missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km for the Armed Forces. Flight data from down-range ship stations confirmed successful terminal manoeuvres and impact with a high degree of accuracy. It was developed indigenously by the laboratories of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad, with other DRDO labs and industry partners. Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh called it a historic achievement that puts India among a select group of nations with such technology; DRDO Chairman Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated the team.
Key facts
- Date/place
- Late 16 Nov 2024, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha
- Missile
- India's first long-range hypersonic missile
- Range
- > 1,500 km, various payloads
- Developer
- Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad + DRDO labs, industry
- Result
- Terminal manoeuvres and accurate impact confirmed
- DRDO Chairman
- Dr Samir V Kamat
Practice MCQs 3 questions
From where did DRDO flight-test India's first long-range hypersonic missile on 16 November 2024?
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Correct answer: A — Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha
PIB (Defence): the flight-trial was conducted from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha.
India's first long-range hypersonic missile, tested in November 2024, is designed to carry payloads for ranges greater than:
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Correct answer: C — 1,500 km
PIB (Defence): the missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1,500 km.
Consider the following about India's first long-range hypersonic missile tested in November 2024: 1. It was developed by the laboratories of the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad, with other DRDO labs and industry partners. 2. It was flight-tested by ISRO. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
PIB (Defence): it was developed by the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex labs with other DRDO labs and industry, and the trial was conducted by DRDO, not ISRO. So only 1 is correct.