DRDO's Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) successfully ground-tested a full-scale, actively cooled, long-duration Scramjet engine.
- The Actively Cooled Scramjet Full Scale Combustor operated successfully for a duration exceeding 12 minutes.
- It serves as a foundational success for the indigenous Hypersonic Cruise Missile Development Program.
About Scramjet Engine:
- Scramjet stands for Supersonic Combustion Ramjet.
- It is an improvement over the ramjet engine.
- A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle’s forward motion to compress incoming air for combustion without a rotating compressor.
- Key Features:
- Depends on assisted take off: Both ramjets and scramjets cannot produce thrust at zero air speed.
- Efficiency: Lighter and more fuel-efficient than conventional rockets, enabling longer ranges.
- India is part of an elite club of nations that have successfully tested scramjet engines which includes the USA, Russia, China, etc.
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