Blackbeard hypersonic missile: When speed meets cheap & scalable
Development trial of the DRDO-developed hypersonic Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRAShM). (image credit: DRDO) Operation Sindoor offered a masterclass in why high-speed weapons can help win conflicts. BrahMos missiles, travelling at nearly three times the speed of sound, sliced through Pakistan’s Chinese-origin air defences, dismantling command infrastructure and rendering key runways unusable in the process….


