DRDO has successfully completed long-duration ground testing of the scramjet engine

• DRDO has successfully completed the long-duration ground test of a scramjet engine.

• The long-duration ground test of the actively cooled, full-scale scramjet engine is a significant achievement in the development of hypersonic weapons.

• The test was conducted at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT) facility of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad.

• The test lasted for over 12 minutes.

• A sub-scale long-duration test was also conducted on April 25, 2025.

• DRDL designed and developed both the combustor and the test facility.

• With this test, India has joined a select group of countries with advanced hypersonic capabilities.