DRDO successfully tests SFDR technology in Odisha, India will get strategic edge
Lava Pandey, Balasore. Indian Defense Research and Development Organization DRDO has successfully test-fired Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology from the Chandipur Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the coast of Odisha on Tuesday, 3 February 2026.
With this successful demonstration, India has joined the ranks of select countries that possess this technology, which enables the development of long-range air-to-air missiles and provides a strategic edge over adversaries.
All subsystems, including the nozzleless booster, solid fuel ducted ramjet motor, and fuel flow controller, performed as expected after initial acceleration to the desired Mach number was provided by the ground booster motor.
Solid Fuel Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology was successfully flight tested from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha today. SFDR is very crucial for development of long range Air to Air Missiles pic.twitter.com/66ZwE0micY
The performance of the system was confirmed by flight data received by multiple tracking instruments deployed by ITR based at Chandipur on the coast of the Bay of Bengal.
The launch was monitored by senior scientists from various laboratories of DRDO including Defense Research and Development Laboratory, High Energy Materials Research Laboratory and ITR.
Defense Minister Rajnath Singh praised DRDO and industry for the successful demonstration of SFDR technology.
Dr Sameer V Kamat, Secretary, Department of Defense Research and Development and Chairman, DRDO, congratulated all the teams involved in the successful flight test.
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