Flight Test Of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet

• 06 Mar 2021

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully carried out a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from Integrated Test Range Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on March 05, 2021.
• This technology has provided DRDO with a technological advantage which will enable it to develop long range air-to-air missiles.
• At present, such technology is available only with a handful of countries in the world.
• The Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet is a missile propulsion system includes a thrust modulated ducted rocket with a reduced smoke nozzle-less missile booster. The thrust modulation in the system is achieved using a hot gas flow controller. The system utilises a solid fuelled air-breathing ramjet engine.