India is developing a radar to detect hypersonic missiles traveling at speeds exceeding Mach 5 (6,000 kilometers/3,700 miles per hour).
A primary challenge in detecting hypersonic missiles is the plasma layer that forms around the vehicle and disrupts conventional tracking.
At such speeds, intense air compression heats the surrounding atmosphere into a charged gas, creating a plasma envelope around the missile.
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