HSTDV: Indigenous Hypersonic Technology

  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) – an unmanned scramjet vehicle with a capability to travel at six times the speed of sound.
  • The test has showed that the scramjet-powered HSTDV sustained a speed of Mach 6 during the course of its 22second flight at an altitude of 30 km.

Hypersonic Vehicle and its Scramjet Engine

  • The HSTDV will comprise of a solid rocket component to get it into the air and flying and subsequently it will utilize its scramjet engine to rise and accelerate to a high elevation where ....
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