[The Quint]Can India Counter China Effectively With Hypersonic Vehicles?
Why Pick Hypersonic Vehicles Over Ballistic Missiles?Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles (range <3,500-5,500 kms>) and Inter-Continental Ballistic Missiles (range > 5,500 kms) usually rise to a very high altitude (1000-1200 kms). After the various stages burn out, the missile, pulled by gravity, falls on a prescribed course (unless it is ...