New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- As the 77th Republic Day Parade rolls down Kartavya Path in the national capital on Monday, on showcase will be the advanced LR-AShM, a Hypersonic Glide Missile capable of engaging static and moving targets and designed to carry various payloads for ranges up to 1,500 km.

This weapon system is designed to meet the coastal battery requirements of the Indian Navy

"This hypersonic missile follows a quasi-ballistic trajectory with hypersonic speeds starting at Mach 10 and maintaining an average of Mach 5.0 with multiple skips. Enemy ground and ship-based radars cannot detect it during most of its trajectory," as per a statement.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (L...