Scramjet

  • DRDO successfully flight tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV).
Details:
  • HSTDV:
(1) It is an unmanned scramjet vehicle.
(2) It has a capability to travel at six times the speed of sound.
(3) For testing purpose, Agni missile was used.
  • Scramjet:
(1) The scramjets are a variant of a category of jet engines called the air breathing engines.
(2) Engines handle airflows of speeds in multiples of speed of sound.
(3) Hypersonic speeds are those which are five times or more than the speed of sound.
  • Significance:
(1) It is an important step in development of indigenous technology.
(2) It will boost the development of the systems built with hypersonic vehicles at its core.
(3) These can be used for both offensive and defensive hypersonic cruise missile systems.
Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 8th Sep 2020
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