DRDO conducts successful flight test of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet off Odisha coast
The DRDO said that all the subsystems, including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as expected.
FollowNew Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
The DRDO said that all the subsystems, including the booster motor and nozzle-less motor, performed as expected.
During the test, many new technologies were proven, including Solid Fuel based Ducted Ramjet technology.
“Successful demonstration of Solid Fuel based Ducted Ramjet technology has provided DRDO with a technological advantage which will enable it to develop long range air-to-air missiles,” DRDO spokesperson said.
Currently, this technology is available only with few countries.
During the test, “Air launch scenario was simulated using a booster motor.Subsequently, the nozzle-less booster accelerated it to the required Mach number for Ramjet operation,” he said.
The performance of the missile was monitored using the data captured by Electro Optical, Radar and Telemetry instruments deployed by ITR and confirmed successful demonstration of the mission objectives.
