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The defence ministry described the missiles as one of the most-advanced anti-tank weapons in the world. The missiles were test fired at Pokhran deserts in Rajasthan.
The vehicle named 'Rakshita' has been developed by the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS), a premier laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation.
ADE which celebrated its 62nd Raising Day recently has been given the mandate of developing variants of subsonic missiles and unmanned platforms.
In this final part of the Onmanorama series ‘HSTDV Story’, we look at some of the coming stages for this mission, the future of hypersonic research and the roles of academic institutions in providing support for the mission so far.
In the last one decade, missile scientists have made several design changes on HSTDV, mainly in panel separation and cruise vehicle ejection mechanisms.
Through this three-part series, we bring to you a glimpse of the early years of India’s HSTDV dream, the current state, and the road ahead.
The successful test-firing of the QRSAM, having a range of around 30 km, paves the way for its commercial production.
Demonstrations were given on water mist-based FDSS for passenger compartment and aerosol-based FDSS for engine fire, it said and added that the ministers were briefed about the various other programmes and systems.
According to Ministry of Defence, the Pinaka rocket system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was flight-tested from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
INS Chennai has the enhanced capability of carrying a total of 16 BrahMos missiles in two eight-cell vertical launch systems, besides other sophisticated weapons and sensors.