In a crucial milestone in the development of next-generation hypersonic munitions, the Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully demonstrated a cutting-edge active cooled scramjet combustor ground test for 120 seconds for the first time in India. The key to hypersonic vehicles is scramjets, which are air breathing engines capable of sustaining combustion at supersonic speeds without using any moving …
Defence Research & Development Laboratory, a Hyderabad-based laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation on Tuesday successfully conducted a ground test of scramjet combustor, demonstrating its potential for operational use in hypersonic missiles. The successful ground test marks a crucial milestone in developing next-generation hypersonic missiles," a statement released by the Defence Ministry read. Rajnath Singh compliments DRDO Defence Minister …