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  Russia uses hypersonic Oreshnik missile in deadly strike on Ukraine; all about Putin's lethal weapon

  World | May 24, 2026 23:49 IST

  The overnight attack caused damage across several parts of the Ukrainian capital. Authorities said residential buildings, schools, a market and areas close to government offices were hit during the strikes.

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  DRDO conducts scramjet engine ground test in major achievement in hypersonic missile development

  India | May 09, 2026 23:55 IST

  The test was conducted on Friday during which the DRDL achieved a run time of over 1,200 seconds at its state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test Facility. This, the DRDO said, is a major advancement towards the hypersonic missile programme of the country.

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  National Science Day: From Gaganyaan to Chandrayaan‑4, India's roadmap to become superpower by 2035

  Science | February 28, 2026 8:07 IST

  On the National Science Day, India marks its progress towards becoming a global superpower by 2035 through a series of high-stakes missions in space and defense.

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  Iran’s Fattah missile challenges Israel’s Iron Dome with hypersonic precision | Know all about it

  Explainers | June 18, 2025 23:50 IST

  Amid escalating hostilities between Iran and Israel, Tehran has deployed its newly-inducted Fattah hypersonic ballistic missile, capable of evading Israel’s advanced air defence systems, including the Iron Dome. Here's all you need to know about this advanced military weapon system.

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  DRDO achieves 'significant milestone' in scramjet engine development, boosts hypersonic tech

  India | April 26, 2025 7:15 IST

  Hypersonic cruise missiles belong to a class of weapons that can travel more than Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound (over 6,100 km/h). These are powered by an air-breathing engine.

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  DRDO conducts ground test of 'scramjet engine' | How it is significant for hypersonic missiles

  India | January 21, 2025 21:07 IST

  The successful ground test conducted by the DRDO marks a "crucial milestone in developing next-generation hypersonic missiles", the ministry added.

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  North Korea tests new hypersonic missile, the latest in its war preparations as tensions rise

  World | April 03, 2024 18:31 IST

  Tensions are high in the Korean peninsula as North Korea has intensified weapons tests in response to expanded military drills between South Korea and the US. Earlier this year, North Korea launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time that can target the US mainland.

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  Iran claims to create hypersonic missile capable of traveling 15 times faster than sound

  World | June 07, 2023 0:01 IST

  The tightly choreographed segment on Iranian state television apparently sought to show that Tehran’s hard-line government can still deploy arms against its enemies across much of the Middle East.

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  Russian navy test-fires hypersonic missile capable of flying at nine times the speed of sound

  World | December 01, 2021 10:53 IST

  The launch was the latest in a series of tests of Zircon, which is set to enter service next year.

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  India successfully tests Hypersonic missile vehicle; joins US, Russia, China in elite club

  Science | September 07, 2020 18:35 IST

  India on Monday entered the elite missile club joining United States, Russia and China after it successfully flight tested hypersonic technology that will pave the way towards development of missiles travelling at six times the speed of sound.

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  China's advanced hypersonic DF-17 missile threat to India, US, Japan

  World | January 02, 2018 18:30 IST

  HGVs are unmanned, rocket-launched, manoeuvrable aircraft that glide and "skip" through the earth's atmosphere at incredibly fast speeds.

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  India's first Hypersonic Missile to be named after Kalam

  India | August 08, 2015 15:34 IST

  New Delhi: India will name its first hypersonic missile after the former president late APJ Abdul Kalam as a tribute to the Missile Man of India.According to a report by the Hindustan Times, the cruise

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  India-Russia hypersonic missile to be ready by 2017

  India | June 28, 2012 17:03 IST

  Moscow, Jun 28: India and Russia could be one of the first nations in the world to flight test hypersonic missiles, which fly at five to seven times the speed of sound.  “The Hypersonic BrahMos

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  Hypersonic Missile To Be Ready In Five Years

  India | January 10, 2012 16:36 IST

  Coimbatore, Jan10: With the air-version of BrahMos missile likely to be inducted in IAF within a year,works have already been started to develop BrahMos 2, the fastest Hypersonic missile in the world, which would take