Mach 7.5; 5,709.1 mph

Shaurya is a hypersonic surface-to-surface missile designed and developed by India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), a counterpart to America’s DARPA.

During its third and final test flight in 2011, Shaurya attained the speed of 7.5 Mach covering 700 km in about 8.3 minutes and thus making it the fastest cruise missile in service yet. Shaurya is capable of carrying 400 lbs to 2,200 lbs warhead and has a maximum operational range of 1,900 km.