Trump is not the first American president to propose such a defence system. Ronald Reagan proposed a space-centric Strategic Defense Initiative in 1983, but it never took off.
Scramjets are air-breathing engines capable of sustaining combustion at supersonic speeds without using moving parts. DRDO had in January conducted 120-second scramjet combustor test.
What makes the supersonic weapon deadly is its manoeuvrability & unpredictability. It can change course even mid-way, thus making its interception and early detection difficult.
Tehran has fired at least 180 missiles at Israel in response to latter’s strikes in Lebanon against Hezbollah. Israel has vowed retaliation, complicating security situation in West Asia.
Russia claims missile can reach eight times the speed of sound. If true, it would be the ‘fastest missile in the world’, could evade the advanced US Patriot air defence system.
The 55-year-old Alexander Shiplyuk, the director of the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, was arrested by the FSB.
Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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