New scramjet engine for hypersonic missile runs 1,200 seconds in test

New scramjet engine for hypersonic missile runs 1,200 seconds in test

India has made progress toward developing hypersonic cruise missile technology. On Saturday in Hyderabad, the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) completed a 1,200-second ground test of its actively cooled scramjet combustor. This successful test lasted almost 20 minutes, nearly twice as long as a previous test in January. The test was held at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) facility, which is run by the Defense Research a…