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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Advanced Weapon System Complex, calls Project Kusha a game changer.
12 Jun 2026
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Rajnath Singh inaugurates Advanced Weapon System Complex, calls Project Kusha a game changer123
Inaugurated 12 June 2026 at DRDL, Hyderabad. Complex lies within the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex. Rajnath Singh called Project Kusha, the indigenous air defence system, a game changer.
- Inaugurated 12 June 2026 at DRDL, Hyderabad
- Complex lies within the Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex
- Rajnath Singh called Project Kusha, the indigenous air defence system, a game changer
- Linked by him to Operation Sindoor and Mission Sudarshan Chakra
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Defence
DRDO's scramjet combustor runs over 1,200 seconds in ground test456
DRDL in Hyderabad achieved over 1,200 seconds of run time in an actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor on 9 May, up from 1,000 seconds in January.
- DRDO ran a full-scale scramjet combustor for over 1,200 seconds at the Scramjet Connect Pipe Test facility in Hyderabad on 9 May 2026 (Defence Ministry statement)
- It beat the earlier January 2026 run of over 700 seconds; a sub-scale combustor had run over 1,000 seconds in April 2025
- Designed by DRDL; uses indigenous liquid hydrocarbon endothermic fuel and active cooling
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Defence
DRDO tests full-scale actively cooled scramjet combustor for over 1,000 seconds7
DRDO's Hyderabad laboratory DRDL ran the first ignition trial of a full-scale actively cooled scramjet combustor in January 2026, with a run time of over 700 seconds, a step towards hypersonic cruise missiles.
- January 2026 ground test of a full-scale actively cooled scramjet combustor by DRDL, Hyderabad
- Run time over 700 seconds (more than 12 minutes); earlier 1,000 s test in April 2025 was on a subscale combustor
- A 1,200 second run followed on 9 May 2026
- Supports hypersonic cruise missile development
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