India's LR-AShM: Hypersonic Game-Changer Challenges China's Missile Dominance

• India's LR-AShM, a hypersonic glide vehicle (Mach 10+), was showcased at the Republic Day parade, marking India's entry into the 'hypersonic club'.
• The LR-AShM has a strike range of 1500 km, extendable to 3500 km, and is designed to destroy high-value naval targets like aircraft carriers.
• It is compared to China's DF-27 (5000-8000 km range) and YJ-21 (1500-2000 km range) missiles, both capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
• Despite a shorter range than DF-27, LR-AShM boasts 100% accuracy, low-altitude evasion, and radar invisibility, making it highly lethal for the Indian Ocean Region.
• LR-AShM's initial land-based launch platform offers higher survivability compared to China's ship-borne YJ-21, giving India a strategic edge.

Why It Matters: India's new hypersonic LR-AShM missile is a strategic game-changer, offering precision and stealth against naval threats.