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SFDR Technology

March 8 , 2021 1234 days 987 0
  • The Defence Research and Development Organisation has successfully tested a flight demonstration based on Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology (SFDR).
  • It is tested in the Integrated Test Range in Odisha's Chandipur.
  • The SFDR technology will help DRDO with the technological advantage to develop long-range air-to-air missiles.

Ramjet

  • A ramjet is a form of air-breathing jet engine that uses the vehicle’s forward motion to compress incoming air for combustion without a rotating compressor.
  • Ramjets work most efficiently at supersonic speeds but they are not efficient at hypersonic speeds.

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