Tests underway for Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle
A series of tests are underway for India’s first Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) and this will get a boost with the wind tunnel facility coming up here. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is confident that HSTDV, which has already achieved 6.5 Mach, will achieve its aim of scramjet flight for 20 seconds. Mach is commonly used to represent the speed of an object when it is travelling close to or above the speed of sound. V.G. Sekaran, director general (missiles and strategic systems), DRDO, told repo…
Unmanned technology will be the focus of future warfare: DRDO
Future warfare scenario requires multiple functionality unmanned technology with human intelligence interface and ability to coordinate multiple systems in consonance, DRDO Director General Avinash Chander said here today. Space, cyber space and asymmetric dimensions of warfare are assuming greater importance than the traditional ones and advancement of various critical technologies, sensors, robotics, communication, advanced materials and electronics are paving way for development of unmanned warfare systems, he said. In future, t…
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