All You Need To Know of Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) Missile
The second indigenously developed ‘Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR)’ propulsion-based missile system was successfully flight tested in Odisha by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday. “The success of SFDR propulsion technology is a significant milestone and will pave the way for the development of long-range air-to-air missiles in the country,” a Defence statement said.
Here’s all you need to know about the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet:
The Office of the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri / Defence Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman, on the official Twitter handle, congratulated DRDO for reaching its significant milestone toward the development of indigenous long-range air-to-air missiles. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also congratulated the associated team members for the “stupendous mission”.
Successful flight test of second indigenously developed Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) propulsion based missile system from Odisha today.Smt @nsitharaman congratulates @DRDO_India for the significant milestone towards development of indigenous long range air-to-air missiles. pic.twitter.com/p0fTbNK6En
— Raksha Mantri (@DefenceMinIndia) 8 February 2019
The missile system was guided to high-altitude to simulate aircraft release conditions. Subsequently, the nozzle-less-booster was ignited. The SFDR-based missile successfully achieved the ramjet Mach number. The trajectory was tracked by telemetry and radar stations till touchdown. Notably, during the trial, all the objectives of the mission were met.
Meanwhile, in a conference conducted last month, scientist and chairman of DRDO G Satheesh Reddy said that the indigenous development of sensors would play a great role and revolutionise applications like unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for commercial and defence applications.
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