{"id":9136,"date":"2026-06-19T10:19:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T08:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/?p=9136"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T11:06:16","slug":"indias-hypersonic-evolution-from-concept-to-capability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/indias-hypersonic-evolution-from-concept-to-capability\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Hypersonic Evolution: From Concept to Capability"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9136\" class=\"elementor elementor-9136\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c7c3eca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c7c3eca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ae741d4\" data-id=\"6ae741d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43650ab5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43650ab5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 700 10\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M350,10L340,0h20L350,10z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-263c2f5b\" data-id=\"263c2f5b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d1d1d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d1d1d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In-depth report<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48de0b54\" data-id=\"48de0b54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e14f5e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e14f5e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>India&#8217;s Hypersonic Evolution: From Concept to Capability<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-deef3b4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"deef3b4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-247cd09\" data-id=\"247cd09\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9b1d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f9b1d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>India\u2019s hypersonic ambition is on the verge of becoming a reality. This ambition that India has harboured since the 1990s is probably going to see the light of day sooner rather than later. On 30 April 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Chairman, Samir V Kamat, made an important reference regarding India\u2019s hypersonic ambitions. He stated that \u201cIndia\u2019s LR-AShM [Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile] programme has reached an advanced stage, with initial trials expected soon.<a href=\"#notes\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/a>\u201d The statement carries more weight because it has come directly from the DRDO Chairman. Furthermore, DRDO is the lead agency developing India\u2019s first hypersonic weapon. The development further got a boost when several Indian media houses published a report that on 1 May 2026, India successfully carried out the second flight test of the LR-AShM.<a href=\"#notes\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/a> This particular test, however, was not confirmed by the DRDO itself. For India, achieving hypersonic capability has become something of a national security imperative, given China\u2019s advancement in the same domain, and this also explains the pace of development, which has accelerated over the years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-34e2ad4\" data-id=\"34e2ad4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0b82d9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0b82d9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element 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elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccebe30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-712fdca\" data-id=\"712fdca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6762c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6762c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"color: #3b5ca2;\"><b>1\u00a0<\/b><\/span>\u2018India&#8217;s LR-AShM hypersonic glide missile nears trials; DRDO chief outlines future multi-layered strike force,\u2019 ANI, 30 April 2026,\u00a0 <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #fcfcfc; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/indias-lr-ashm-hypersonic-glide-missile-nears-trials-drdo-chief-outlines-future-multi-layered-strike-force20260430133006\/\">https:\/\/aninews.in\/news\/national\/general-news\/indias-lr-ashm-hypersonic-glide-missile-nears-trials-drdo-chief-outlines-future-multi-layered-strike-force20260430133006\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocket.jaxa.jp\/e\/rocket\/h3\/index.html\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/a> \u2018India carries out 2<sup>nd<\/sup> test of long-range hypersonic anti-ship missile off Odisha coast,\u2019 The Economic Times, 03 May 2026, <a 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