India successfully test fires missile system SFDR booster
Date
4/10/2022 8:09:22 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Friday
successfully flight-tested a propulsion system that enables a
missile to intercept aerial threats at very long range at
supersonic speeds.
The Solid fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) booster was tested at the
integrated test range in Chandipur off the coast of Odisha.
The successful trial of the SFDR is expected to help the DRDO in
extending the range of air-to-air missiles, officials said.
The SFDR-based propulsion enables a missile to intercept aerial
threats at very long range at supersonic speeds.
The defence ministry said the flight testing of the SFDR was
successful and it demonstrated the reliable functioning of all
critical components involved in the complex missile system.
“The test successfully demonstrated the reliable functioning of
all critical components involved in the complex missile system and
met all the mission objectives,” it said in a statement.
It said the performance of the system has been confirmed from
the data captured by a number of range instruments like telemetry,
radar and electro-optical tracking systems.
“The SFDR has been developed by Defence Research and Development
Laboratory, Hyderabad in collaboration with other DRDO laboratories
such as Research Centre Imarat, Hyderabad and High Energy Materials
Research Laboratory, Pune,” the ministry said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO for the
successful trial of SFDR.
He termed it an important milestone toward the development of
critical missile technologies in the country.
Complimenting the teams involved in the design, development and
testing of the system, DRDO Chairman G Satheesh Reddy said, with
the successful trial of SFDR, the range of air-to-air missiles can
be enhanced.
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