India's successful test not only advances its hypersonic programme but also reinforces its growing status as a key player in cutting-edge defence technology.
This variant could position India closer to having its own equivalent of China's DF-21D, a missile specifically designed to neutralise aircraft carriers and other large naval assets.
A naval variant of the missile is in development, intended to target and destroy enemy warships with precision strikes at long range, one unnamed defence official reportedly confirmed.
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