Defense Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) advanced test facility here on Saturday, making India the third country after the United States and Russia to have such a facility. The state-of-the-art HWT test rig is a “pressure vacuum driven closed free jet rig having a nozzle outlet diameter of 1 meter and will simulate Mach No 5 to 12 (Mach represents the speed multiplying factor of the sound) “, a statement from the defense, he said.
After the United States and Russia, India is the third country to have such a large facility in terms of size and operational capacity, he said. It is an indigenous development and the result of a synergistic association with Indian industries.
The facility has the ability to “simulate hypersonic flow over a broad spectrum and will play an important role in the realization of highly complex futuristic aerospace and defense systems,” the statement said. Singh, who visited the Defense Research and Development Organization’s Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here during his two-day visit to the city, urged DRDO scientists to make India a “military superpower”, thus turning India into a superpower, a liberation defense said.
He appreciated the contributions of DRDO Young Scientist Labs and said that DRDO should focus on the needs of the next generation, including cybersecurity, space and artificial intelligence, and develop roadmaps. “The immense potential available in DRDO has been a catalyst for the development of industries and the defense manufacturing sector. RM (Raksha Mantri) urged DRDO scientists to make India a military superpower, thus making India a a superpower, “he said.
The Home Union Minister of State G Kishan Reddy and DRDO President G Satheesh Reddy accompanied Singh during the visit. The statement said laboratory directors, cluster directorates general and program directors briefed dignitaries on ongoing projects and technological developments.
Hyderabad-based DRDO labs showcased various locally developed systems and technologies in wide-range areas, including missiles, avionics systems, advanced materials, electronic warfare, quantum key distribution technology, directed energy weapons, arsenide technology capabilities. gallium and gallium nitride. DRDO Labs demonstrated two anti-drone technologies to Singh, he said.
The Defense Minister, addressing the DRDO fraternity, applauded the recent series of successful missions and technological achievements by various groups in the organization. This included the hypersonic technology demonstration vehicle (HSTDV), anti-radiation missile (RUDRAM), rapid reaction surface-to-air missile (QRSAM), supersonic missile-assisted torpedo launch technology (SMART), and key distribution. quantum (QKD) for the past six months. ,He said.
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