Share FacebookTwitterWhatsAppPinterestLinkedinCopy URLTelegramEmailTumblrReddItPrintKoo NEW DELHI, Jan 9 : Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has achieved a key milestone in the development of hypersonic missiles, as it successfully conducted a long-duration ground test of its actively cooled scramjet combustor, the defence ministry said on Friday. Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), the Hyderabad-based laboratory of the DRDO, has achieved a “path-breaking milestone” in the development of such missiles, the ministry said, as it shared the update on scramjet-powered hypersonic technology. “The DRDL successfully conducted an extensive long-duration ground test of its Actively Cooled Scramjet Full Scale Combustor, achieving a run time of over 12 minutes at its state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility on January 9,” it said in a statement.
