PM Narendra Modi congratulated the DRDO after the HSTDV test
New Delhi:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the country’s leading military growth engine, DRDO, on the first successful test of a hypersonic technology demonstration vehicle, or HSTDV.
“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 such capacity today,” he tweeted PM Modi.
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
The HSTDV can be used for futuristic aircraft and missile systems. The test was conducted today off the coast of Odisha.
Until now, Russia, China and the United States have been developing hypersonic test vehicles. A hypersonic cruise missile, once developed, can defeat any Chinese defensive system, the scientists said.
The Defense Research and Development Organization or DRDO called it a “landmark mission”, which was “a giant leap in indigenous defense technologies and a major milestone” towards a self-sufficient and empowered India.
The head of DRDO, Dr Satheesh Reddy, calling it a “technological breakthrough”, said: “This test paves the way for the development of many more critical hypersonic technologies, materials and vehicles. This places India in a select club of nations that have demonstrated this technology. ” “.
Congratulating the scientists, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh tweeted a video of the launch.
Hypersonic technology deals with motion at least five times the speed of sound, called Mach 1. Hypersonic speed is generally accepted as Mach 5, or 3836.35 miles per hour under conditions of 20 degrees Celsius at sea level. Conditions are important as the speed of sound can vary depending on temperature and altitude. The Indian hypersonic test vehicle flies six times the speed of sound, the DRDO said.
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