India’s Hypersonic Missile To Be Ready In Five Years

New Delhi, Jan 10, IRNA - With the air-version of BrahMos missile likely to be inducted in IAF within a year, works have already been started to develop BrahMos 2, the fastest hypersonic missile in the world, which would take final shape in five years, a top scientist said. While the BrahMos missile has the speed of Mach 3 (sound speed) moving at one km per second, the hypersonic missile would achieve a speed of Mach 6-7, double that of the present missile, pti reported quoting A Sivathanu Pillai, CEO and Managing Director, BrahMos Aerospace at Coimbatore as said. We have the guidelines and technology to make Hypersonic missile. However, tests have to be conducted for configuring with the propulsion and the engine and flight tested, which would take at least five years,' Pillai said. Once operational, BrahMos 2 would be the fastest missile in the world, he said. Having achieved the land and sea versions of BrahMos missile, the air version was in the final stage and after carrying out the critical test, it would be inducted into the Indian Air Force to use in Sukhoi-30, the main striking aircraft. The missile would be a versatile system in the Defense Force, he said. Asked about inquiries from foreign countries, Pillai said that since there was no equivalent to the BrahMos, many countries were queuing up for the missile for use in multiple platforms in their force. However, there was huge requirement of this missile in India and only after fulfilling the demand, the company can think of supplying to foreign countries, he said.