DRDO to showcase anti-ship hypersonic missile at Republic Day Parade in Delhi

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) will showcase its under-development anti-ship hypersonic missile as part of the 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Monday.

The long range anti-ship hypersonic missile (LR-AShM) will be a part of the parade, while DRDO Tableau will show ‘Naval Technologies for combat submarines’.

The DRDO, which is under the Ministry of Defence, will also showcase the Akash air defence missile and the Brahmos , both played a vital role during operation Sindoor with Pakistan in May last year.

The Arjun Main Battle Tank, the Nag Missile System (NAMIS-II), the Advanced Towed Artillery Gun System, Battle Field Surveillance Radar and Anti-Tank Guided Missile will also be part of the parade.

The DRDO will showcase LR-AShM with launcher during the parade. This weapon system is designed to meet the coastal battery requirements of the Indian Navy. The LR-AShM is a hypersonic glide missile capable of engaging static and moving targets and is designed to carry various payloads. The missile is a first-of-its-kind with indigenous avionics systems and high accuracy sensor packages.

The Ministry of Defence said the hypersonic missile follows a quasi-ballistic trajectory with hypersonic speeds starting at Mach 10 and maintaining average Mach 5.0. Indigenously developed sensors are provided for engaging the moving targets in the terminal phase.

As this missile flies in low altitude with high speed and manoeuvrability, enemy ground and ship-based radars cannot detect this missile during most of its trajectory.

The LRAShM has a range of approximately 1,500 kilometres and is designed to target enemy warships across vast stretches of the Indian Ocean Region. A defining feature of the missile is its ability to reach targets up to 1,500 kilometres.

Meanwhile, the DRDO tableau will also be showcased at Bharat Parv at Red Fort from January 26 to 31, 2026. The theme of the tableau is ‘Naval Technologies for Combat Submarines’, which will display the indigenously developed technologies/systems which act as a force multiplier for conventional submarines of the Indian Navy.

These systems are integrated combat suite (ICS), wire guided heavy weight torpedo (WGHWT) and air independent propulsion which will ensure combat supremacy in the underwater domain.

The ICS is the new generation submarine-based defence system vital for underwater warfare and anti-submarine operations.

The WGHWT is a state-of-the-art submarine-launched torpedo to counter contemporary ship and submarine threats in oceanic waters.

The AIP is for long underwater endurance of submarines, thus enhancing the stealth. It is powered by locally developed phosphoric acid fuel cell with a novel onboard hydrogen generator. The AIP system generates power using the phosphoric acid fuel cells by feeding hydrogen and oxygen.