New Delhi, Jan 21 (UNI) Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has successfully ground tested a scramjet engine, as part of its initiative to develop long-duration supersonic combustion ramjet or scramjet powered hypersonic technology.
DRDL recently developed these technologies and demonstrated a cutting-edge active cooled scramjet combustor ground test for 120 seconds for the first time in India. The successful ground test marks a crucial milestone in developing next-generation hypersonic missiles, a Defence Ministry statement said on Tuesday.
Hypersonic missiles are a class of advanced weaponry that travel at speeds greater than Mach 5 i.e., five times the speed of sound or more than 5,400 km per hour. These advanced weapons have the potential to bypass existing Air Defence Systems and deliver rapid and high-impact strikes.