New Delhi, Feb 03: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully demonstrated Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology during a flight test conducted from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the Odisha coast.
The test was carried out at around 10.45 a.m. on February 3, marking a significant milestone in India’s missile development programme. With this achievement, India joins a select group of countries possessing SFDR technology, which enables the development of long-range air-to-air missiles with enhanced operational capabilities.
According to DRDO, all subsystems of the SFDR system — including the nozzle-less booster, solid fuel ducted ramjet motor and fuel flow controller — performed as expected. The system was initially propelled by a ground booster motor to achieve the required Mach number, following which the ramjet propulsion system was activated.
The performance of the system was validated using flight data captured by multiple tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur, along the Bay of Bengal coastline. Senior scientists from various DRDO laboratories, including the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL), Research Centre Imarat (RCI) and ITR, monitored the launch.
Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and industry partners on the successful demonstration of the SFDR technology.
Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development and Chairman DRDO, Dr Samir V. Kamat, also congratulated the teams involved in the successful flight test. (PIB)
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