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DRDO Completes 12-Minute Full-Scale Scramjet Combustor Ground Test

The long run at DRDL’s SCPT facility marks a key step toward India’s hypersonic cruise and glide vehicles.

Overview

  • The actively cooled, long-duration combustor was tested at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test facility in Hyderabad.
  • Ground measurements validated the combustor design along with the performance of the test infrastructure.
  • The milestone builds on a subscale long-duration scramjet run conducted on April 25, 2025.
  • DRDO says the result advances programmes including Project Vishnu, the Dhwani glide vehicle, and a hypersonic technology demonstrator.
  • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and DRDO chief Samir V. Kamat publicly congratulated DRDO teams, industry partners, and academia.