Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded DRDO on Monday for successfully testing firing the hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle (HSTDV) for the first time.
“Congratulations to @DRDO_India on the successful flight of the hypersonic test demonstration vehicle today. The scramjet engine developed by our scientists helped the flight reach a speed 6 times the speed of sound! Very few countries have such capacity today, ”the prime minister wrote on Twitter.
congratulations to @DRDO_India for the successful flight of the hypersonic test demonstration vehicle today. The scramjet engine developed by our scientists helped the flight reach a speed 6 times the speed of sound! Very few countries have that capacity today.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) September 7, 2020
In a landmark achievement, the DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization) successfully flight-tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) from the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Launch Complex on Wheeler Island off the coast of Odisha on Monday. .
The HSTDV, which is powered by scramjet engines that can reach speeds of around Mach 6, has been developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
“The hypersonic cruise vehicle was launched using a proven solid rocket motor, which took it to an altitude of 30 kilometers (km), where the aerodynamic heat shields were separated by a hypersonic Mach number. The cruise vehicle was separated from the launch vehicle and the air intake was opened as planned, ”the Defense Ministry said in a press release.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh also congratulated DRDO.
“The @DRDO_India today successfully flight tested the hypersonic technology demonstrator vehicle using the locally developed scramjet propulsion system. With this success, all critical technologies are now in place to advance to the next phase, ”he tweeted.
“I congratulate DRDO on this historic achievement in realizing the vision of the Prime Minister of Atmanirbhar Bharat. I spoke with the scientists associated with the project and congratulated them on this great achievement. India is proud of them, ”Singh wrote in a series of tweets.
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