India tests hypersonic technology demonstrator with scramjet engine for 20 seconds
"The advantage of the Indian Supersonic Combustion RAMJET (SCRAMJET) engine is the use of hydrocarbon fuel which is cheap compared to cryogenic fuel used by Israel and Russia. Our engine can be switched off, started and used just like a jet engine instead of a rocket engine type approach. This engine is more sophisticated than a jet engine. The challenge is to take the flight time from 20 seconds to 2 hours. Cooling of the engine as well as the aircraft will be the challenge. Before a commercial flight, this technology will see a military use" added Dr Prahlada.
INS Sahyadri & ICGS Shaurya continue to fight fire onboard MT New Diamond
The Search & Rescue (SAR) and fire fighting operation towards fire incident onboard MT New Diamond in position 22 NM East South East of...
Make in India – An Appraisal and the Way Forward in Defence Sector
Soon after Prime Minister Modi took over the reins of the Government of India in May 2014, he announced from the ramparts of the...
Commissioning of INS Rajali
My association with naval airfields on the East Coast started in 1981 when I was commanding INS Katchall. One day, when my ship was...
India runs rescue & oil spill control in Pointe d’Esny, Mauritius
India has dispatched over 30 tonnes of technical equipment and material on board an Indian Air Force  C-17 Globemaster III Aircraft to Mauritius to...
