Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility at the DRDO’s Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex here on Saturday.
The state-of-the-art HWT test facility is a pressure vacuum driven enclosed free jet facility having nozzle exit diameter of one metre and will simulate Mach No. 5 to 12 speeds. (Mach represents the multiplication factor to the speed of sound.)
India is the third country after the United States and Russia to have such a large facility in terms of size and operating capability. It is an indigenous development and an outcome of synergistic partnership with local industries. The facility has the capability to simulate hypersonic flow over a wide spectrum and will play a major role in the realisation of highly complex futuristic aerospace and defence systems.
Union Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy laid a foundation stone for the Explosive Test Facility for Propellant and Explosive Systems. This facility will be used for design validation and evaluation of missile sub-systems under different environmental conditions. Both ministers accompanied by Department of Defence R&D secretary and Chairman of DRDO Dr. G .Satheesh Reddy visited the facilities and interacted with lab directors, programme directors and other scientists, where they were briefed about the ongoing projects and technological developments.
The DRDO labs showcased various indigenously developed systems and technologies in wide ranging areas, including missiles, avionics systems, advanced materials, electronic warfare, quantum key distribution technology, directed energy weapons, Gallium Arsenide and Gallium Nitride technology capabilities.
Two anti-drone technologies were demonstrated during the visit - DRDO Young Scientists’ Laboratory - Asymmetric Technologies (DYSL-AT) and Research Centre Imarat (RCI) demonstrated the drone and innovative anti-drone technologies. It has multiple capabilities including neutralising ground targets and anti-drone appl ..
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