Summary
The HGV-202F is an Indian hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) being designed, developed, and manufactured by an Indian Defence and Space company HTNP Industries.[1][2]
| HGV-202F | |
|---|---|
 Illustration of HGV-202F as obtained on HTNP Industries's PR and Twitter account | |
| Type | Hypersonic glide vehicle |
| Place of origin | Indian |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Saurav L. Chaudhari |
| Manufacturer | HTNP Industries |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | ~1.5 tonnes (3,300 lb) |
| Effective firing range | 5,500+ km |
| Payload capacity | 300 Kg |
| Maximum speed | Mach 20-21 |
Launch platform | ICBM |
Production edit
HGV-202F a hypersonic Boost-glide vehicle is being designed, developed, and manufactured by an Indian Defense and Space company HTNP Industries.[citation needed] It is designed to be mounted on a Agni-V and Agni-VI, a type of ballistic missile specifically designed to carry HGVs.[citation needed] According to the Arms Control Association, "Hypersonic glide vehicles are distinguished from traditional ballistic missiles by their ability to maneuver and operate at lower altitudes."[3][better source needed]
Context edit
The maneuverability and high speed of the HGV raises new challenges for conventional missile defense systems. With the disadvantage again swinging toward defensive systems, many in the defense industry are worried hypersonic weapons will rekindle an arms race such as the one during the cold war era.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Home". htnp-industries.yolasite.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ "भारत के 7 Hypersonic यान, इन्हें देख दुनिया होगी हैरान, कापेंगे दुश्मन". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ Reif, Kingston; Bugos, Shannon (April 2020). "Pentagon Tests Hypersonic Glide Body". armscontrol.org. Arms Control Association. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Smith, R. Jeffrey (19 June 2019). "Hypersonic Missiles Are Unstoppable. And They're Starting a New Global Arms Race". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
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