On February 3, 2026, at approximately 1045 hrs, the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully demonstrated Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha. The demonstration places India among nations possessing this technology.
The Nozzle-less Booster, Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet motor, and Fuel Flow Controller performed as expected after being propelled by a ground booster motor. Flight data captured by tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur confirmed the system's performance. Senior scientists from DRDO laboratories, including Defence Research & Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Research Centre Imarat, and ITR, monitored the launch. Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh congratulated DRDO and Industry. Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated the teams involved. The release was posted on 03 FEB 2026 at 5:15 PM by PIB Delhi. Release ID: 2222635, Visitor Counter : 5602.
Key Entities Referenced
DRDO: Defence Research & Development Organisation, the primary organization responsible for the development of the Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology.
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology: The technology demonstrated by DRDO, enabling the development of long-range air-to-air missiles.
Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur: The location in Odisha where the SFDR technology was successfully demonstrated.
Ministry of Defence: The ministry under which DRDO operates.
Ministry of Defence
DRDO carries out successful demonstration of
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet technology
Posted On: 03 FEB 2026 5:15PM by PIB Delhi
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has carried out successful demonstration of
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the
coast of Odisha at around 1045 hrs on February 03, 2026. The successful demonstration places India into
an elite league of nations possessing this technology that enables developing long-range air-to-air missiles
to give tactical edge over the adversaries.
All the subsystems including Nozzle-less Booster, Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet motor and Fuel Flow
Controller performed as per expectations after being initially propelled by a ground booster motor to the
desired Mach Number. The performance of the system was confirmed by the flight data captured by a
number of tracking instruments deployed by ITR, Chandipur along the coast of Bay of Bengal. The launch
was monitored by senior scientists from various laboratories of DRDO including Defence Research &
Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Research Centre Imarat and ITR.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, and Industry on the successful demonstration of
SFDR technology.
Secretary, Department of Defence R&D & Chairman DRDO Dr Samir V Kamat congratulated all the
teams involved in the successful flight test.
***SR/Savvy
(Release ID: 2222635) Visitor Counter : 5602
Read this release in: Urdu , ही , Tamil , Telugu