India has successfully tested a domestically developed long-range hypersonic missile, attaining a key milestone in military development that puts it in a small group of nations possessing this advanced technology.Currently, only China, Russia, and the United States have this technology.The Indian missile, developed by the state-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and industry partners, is designed to carry payloads for ranges exceeding 1,500 km (930 miles) for the armed forces, the government said in a statement.It is being termed a Long Range Anti Ship Hypersonic Missile (LRAShM) given the absence of any other known nomenclature for the missile family.The government added, “The flight data … confirmed the successful terminal maneuvers and impact with high degree of accuracy”.The test-firing took place from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam island off the eastern coast of Odisha state Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called the test a “historic achievement” in a post on X and congratulated “DRDO, armed forces, and industry for stupendous achievement”.In this video, Defense Updates analyzes what we know about India’s new LRAShM missile ?#defenseupdates #LRAShM #hypersonicweapon Chapters:00:11 INTRODUCTION02:18 HYPERSONIC WEAPON04:25 LRAShM CHARACTERISTICS 06:29 ANALYSIS