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[AMCA MK1]

I can now say for sure that we practically invented another category of Hypersonic Vehicle. Like Hypersonic Vehicles is not just 1 or 2 but various kinds.

So this is traditional missile looking vehicle which stays powdered for long time and has surface which gives muneuverability of a hgv upto a certain distance, and much better controllability. It uses its humongous energy to do maneuvers like a hgv otherwise it can go much longer distance if followed a usual projectile path of icbm.
It's kp would inversely proportional to range. That's the case with all hgvs but ours is powdered. And much better controllable to be used as effective anti ship weapon.

 

[randombully]

Isn't conical body hgv just muneuverable re entry vehicle ?

Basically yeah, but they say it can glide.

And then there's this
illustration of US AHW, it looks like a nuclear warhead/reentry vehicle.
But american military calls it " hypersonic boost-GLIDE vehicle"
Don't know how it can glide tho

 

[Ayan Barat]

Isn't conical body hgv just muneuverable re entry vehicle ?

The distinctions are very fluid and with time multiple things have been made that kind of overlap the definition

Just like some loitering munitions are still called loitering munition when technically they easily qualify as a cruise missile

 

[AMCA MK1]

Basically yeah, but they say it can glide.

And then there's this
View attachment 15695illustration of US AHW, it looks like a nuclear warhead/reentry vehicle.
But american military calls it " hypersonic boost-GLIDE vehicle"
Don't know how it can glide tho

I suppose it doesn't glide much but rather uses its sheer kinetic energy to muneuver with its control surfaces instead of just following projectile path.

While muneuverable re entry vehicle do the same but there degree is much lesser than this hgvs.
They basically use atmosphere & control surfaces to achieve muneuverability of higher degree.


While other hgvs use the lift in order to target at longer distance with muneuverability.