The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Thursday said it carried out the seventeenth wave of attacks under "Operation True Promise-4", targeting strategic sites in Israeli-controlled territories, according to Iran's Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
At a time when the supersonic BrahMos cruise missile was successfully used to target the Pakistani air bases by the Indian defence forces, DRDO chief Dr Samir V Kamat said the new Long range Anti Ship Hypersonic Crusie Missile (LRASHM) was more capable than the Indo-Russian joint venture
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) showcased the developing Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LR-AShM), represented by Scientist and Project Director A Prasad Goud, on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day.
According to the official statement, the LR-AShM, represented by A Prasad Goud, Scientist & Project Director, is a Hypersonic Glide Missile capable of engaging static and moving targets and designed to carry various payloads for ranges up to 1,500 km.
The DRDO will showcase LR-AShM with a launcher during the parade. This weapon system is designed to meet the coastal battery requirements of the Indian Navy. The LR-AShM is a Hypersonic Glide Missile capable of engaging static and moving targets and is designed to carry various payloads.
He said having a fool-proof integrated air and missile defence system in the form of Golden Dome for the continental United States is a fantasy given "hypersonics and other technology".
The LRAShM missiles have a range of 1,500 km and will boost India's capabilities in the Indian Ocean region. Its display at the Republic Day parade will showcase India's self-reliance in the defence sector.
The DRDL successfully conducted an extensive long-duration ground test of its Actively Cooled Scramjet Full Scale Combustor, achieving a run time of over 12 minutes at its state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility on January 9, 2026.
Addressing an award ceremony for weapons developers in the Kremlin, Putin was cited by TASS as saying that the speed of the next generation of nuclear-powered cruise missiles will be "more than three times the speed of sound, and in the future, they will even become hypersonic."
The parade took place in Kim Il Sung Square and showcased two major weapons the Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic missile and the Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), which North Korean state media described as the country's "most powerful nuclear weapons."
China's move to deploy Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) hypersonic ballistic missiles at a People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) base close to Taiwan has raised alarm among defence analysts, who believe the weapon could endanger both US forces in the Western Pacific and Taiwan itself, as reported
Zelenskyy said that the strikes were "a deliberate, targeted terror against ordinary cities," with nearly 500 attack drones and more than 40 missiles, including Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, used in the operation.