New Delhi: In a historic feat, India successfully test-fired a long range hypersonic missile. The Defence Research Development Organisation conducted a flight trial of its long-range hypersonic missile on Saturday from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off the coast of Odisha.The flight trial was carried out in the presence of senior scientists of DRDO and the Armed Forces.

This hypersonic missile is designed to carry various payloads for ranges greater than 1500km for all the Services of the Indian Armed Forces. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh described the test-firing of the missile as a historic moment as it put India in the group of select nations having capabilities to develop such critical technologies. Singh congratulated the DRDO, the armed forces and the industry for what he described as a "stupendous" achievement. "India has achieved a major milestone by successfully conducting flight trial of long range hypersonic missile from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off-the-coast of Odisha," the defence minister said on 'X'."This is a historic moment and this significant achievement has put our country in the group of select nations having capabilities of such critical and advanced military technologies," he said. This hypersonic missile has been indigenously developed by the laboratories of Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, Hyderabad along with various other DRDO laboratories and Industry Partners.