India among select few countries developing hypersonic missiles: U.S. Congressional report

CRS said that although the U.S., Russia and China possess the most advanced hypersonic weapons programmes, a number of other countries, including India are developing hypersonic weapons technology

India is among the select few countries which are developing , an independent Congressional report has said, amidst a media report which claimed that which circled the globe before missing its target, demonstrating an advanced space capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise.

The independent Congressional Research Service (CRS), in a latest report this week, said that although the U.S., Russia and China possess the most advanced hypersonic weapons programmes, a number of other countries, including , India, France, Germany and Japan, are also developing hypersonic weapons technology.

While Australia has collaborated with the U.S., India has collaborated with Russia on this, the CRS said in its report.