Rajnath Singh pushes for India's hypersonic missile development

New Delhi : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that India must immediately move towards the development of hypersonic cruise missile to stand strong against its enemies.

The countries that have done defence innovation are the ones who have bested their enemies and made their mark on history, he said. 

"We should, therefore, strengthen ourselves and be ready to deal with any kind of situation," he said in his speech at an event of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).

He also said that India must be the leader when it comes to defence technologies. 

"We have to obtain those technologies too that are with just a few countries right now," the minister noted.

"In order to maintain a minimum credible deterrence, we have to immediately think about hypersonic cruise missile development. It will be a revolutionary step in our defence sector and we all have to put our efforts into it," he said.

In the last few years, there has been a major shift in the way DRDO has been functioning, the minister said.

The government has already taken various measures to boost self-reliance in defence sector, he said.

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