Defence Aviation Post:

In a major boost for India’s missile strike capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has said that it can develop a complete hypersonic cruise missile system in the next four to five years, which will have the capability to strike its targets at speeds at least double than that of world’s present fastest BrahMos supersonic cruise missile.

The DRDO testfired the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) on September 7, which is expected to lay the foundation for the development of a hypersonic cruise missile system.

Giving details of the HSTDV testfiring to ANI, DRDO chief Dr G Satheesh Reddy said that the cruise missiles are the ones which fly at a lower altitude…

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