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India: Tinkering With Hypersonic Missiles

May 14, 2008 | 19:18 GMT

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Summary

A new hypersonic version of the BrahMos supersonic cruise and anti-ship missile capable of speeds in excess of Mach 5 is reportedly undergoing laboratory testing. Though the challenges to its development cannot be overstated, its progress bears continued monitoring.

BrahMos Aerospace claims it has conducted laboratory tests of a variant of its signature cruise and anti-ship missile that will be capable of speeds in excess of Mach 5....

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