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Strategic Audit: DRDO’s Breakthrough in Air-Breathing Hypersonic Propulsion
In May 2026, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) achieved a major technological breakthrough at its Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) facility in Hyderabad. Engineers successfully conducted a record-breaking 1,200-second (20-minute) sustained ground test of an indigenous, actively cooled, full-scale scramjet combustor. This milestone transitions India’s hypersonic program from short-duration experimental demonstrators toward the…
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DRDO Tests Combustor of New Hypersonic Cruise Missile
Important for: UPSC, Haryana HCS, Punjab PCSPrelims: Hypersonic missiles, DRDO, defence technologyMains: GS Paper 3 — Defence Technology, National Security, Science & Technology Why in News? The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully tested the combustor component of an indigenous hypersonic cruise missile engine. The test marks a major milestone in India’s advanced…
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