Hypersonic Missile Technology Development

In January 2026, Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), the Hyderabad-based laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of Hypersonic Missiles.

  • The DRDL successfully conducted an extensive long-duration ground test of its Actively Cooled Scramjet Full Scale Combustor, achieving a run time of over 12 minutes at its state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) Facility.
  • The scramjet engine enables sustained hypersonic speeds above Mach 5 using supersonic combustion and atmospheric oxygen.
  • Hypersonic glide missiles follow a boost phase followed by a high-speed “glide phase” within the atmosphere.

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