BackWATCH: DRDO conducts successful flight test of SFDR technology
The successful demonstration of SFDR technology has provided DRDO the technological advantage which will enable it to develop long-range air-to-air missiles. At present only a handful of countries have the technology
PremiumThe Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday successfully conducted a flight test of solid fuel ducted ramjet(SFDR) technology from a test range in Odisha, official sources said.
During the test all subsystems including the ground booster motor have performed as expected, the DRDO said.
The successful demonstration of SFDR technology has provided DRDO the technological advantage which will enable it to develop long-range air-to-air missiles. At present only a handful of countries have the technology, it said.
The test on Friday was carried out at around 10.30 am from the integrated test range (ITR) launch platform at Chandipur, they said.
During the flight test, the air-launch scenario was simulated using a booster motor. Subsequently, the nozzle-less booster accelerated it to the required Mach number for Ramjet operation, the DRDO 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, it said.
The launch was monitored by senior scientists of various DRDO labs, including Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Research Centre Imarat and High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, the sources said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also congratulated the scientists of DRDO and the Indian Air Force (IAF) on the successful flight test of SFDR.
On February 28, the Sindhu Netra satellite developed by DRDO was successfully deployed in space. The satellite is capable of automatically identifying the warships and merchant ships operating in the Indian Ocean Region.
(With inputs from agencies)
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