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India has achieved a significant milestone in development of Hypersonic Cruise Missile which shoots off at staggering speed of Mach 5, five times the speed of the sound.
On Friday the 25th of April 2025, the Hyderabad based unit Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) successfully test fired and conducted what defence scientists say – long-duration Active Cooled Scramjet Subscale Combustor ground testing for more than 1,000 seconds.
With this test India is one step closer to integrate and mate the main engine for hypersonic flight.
Hypersonic Cruise Missile is a class of weapons that can travel more than five times the speed of sound (> 6100 Kmph) for long duration and is powered by Air breathing engine.
Air breathing propulsion systems, having supersonic combustion, plays a critical role for long-duration cruise conditions.
This test validates the design of long duration scramjet combustor as well as test facility.
It is an outcome of an integrated effort put by the DRDO labs along with industry & academia and paves a strong base for the nation’s Hypersonic Cruise Missile Development Programme.
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