Big Leap In Indigenous Defense Technologies: DRDO Successfully Tests Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle
DRDO plans longer flights, and this will lead to the development of reusable nuclear / conventional weapons launch pads.
This will serve as the building block for NextGen hypersonic vehicles.
This will serve as the building block for NextGen hypersonic vehicles.
In a gigantic leap for indigenous defense technologies and a significant milestone towards a "Sashaktbharat and" Atmanirbharbharat ", India has successfully tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) for the second time. The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) with this successful test has demonstrated capabilities for highly complex technology on Monday, September 7, 2020. This will serve as the building block for NextGen hypersonic vehicles in partnership with private industry.
As Financial Express Online reported last year in June, "This technology is critical as it will play a very important role in the development of the hypersonic cruise missile system that DRDO has been working on."
In addition to Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeting about the successful mission, President DRDO congratulated all scientists, researchers and other personnel related to the HSTDV mission for their determined and unwavering efforts to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.
It has been developed by DRDO.
The cruise vehicle is expected to be mounted on a solid rocket motor, which will carry it to the required altitude.
Once the required altitude has been reached, and the Mach as well, this cruise vehicle is expected to be ejected from the launch vehicle.
This is a dual-use technology project and has civil applications.
According to DRDO, it is used to propel the cruise vehicle at Mach 6, in the air; The Scramjet engine will start automatically.
It can be used not only to launch long-range cruise missiles, but also to launch small satellites at a lower cost.
According to sources, the Russians have also played a very important role in this, as they have worked a lot on hypersonic propulsion. DRDO has developed this with the help of the UK and Israel.
Because it is important?
These hypersonic engines have been developed as they are going to power launch vehicles and they will be at speeds that cannot be achieved with turbine-powered jet engines.
The tests carried out have used hydrocarbon fuel. This has been done for performance and aerodynamics.
The HSTDV flight duration is expected to be about 20 seconds and at an altitude of 31 km.
These platforms, which will be guarded by anti-ballistic air defense systems, will carry out precision attacks.
DRDO plans longer flights, and this will lead to the development of reusable nuclear / conventional weapons launch pads.
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