NASA’s X-43A was a small, unmanned experimental aircraft that, in 2004, shattered world records by flying at nearly Mach 10 (almost 7,000 mph), becoming the fastest air-breathing vehicle in history.

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This puts India in an exclusive club with the US, Russia, and China —countries that actually have working hypersonic missiles. With regional tensions rising, this tech seriously boosts India's defense ...

India has tested a new hypersonic missile. The missile is called ET-LDHCM. It can travel eight times the speed of sound. It can strike targets 1,500 kilometres away. The missile was developed by DRDO.