Hyderabad, Jan. 9 -- The Hyderabad-based Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a key laboratory of the DRDO, has achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of hypersonic missile technology with the conduct of an extensive long duration ground test, a defence release stated on Friday.
DRDL successfully conducted the test of its 'Actively Cooled Scramjet Full-Scale Combustor', achieving a run time of over 12 minutes at the state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility today, according to the release.
The achievement builds on an earlier subscale long-duration test conducted on April 25, 2025, marking a crucial step forward in India's hypersonic missile development programme.
The combustor and the test f...