Vice President of India, and Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO Dr G. Satheesh Reddy have congratulated Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for successfully conducting test flight of Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle by using indigenous scramjet engine. « This is an important milestone in our quest towards achieving self-reliance », Vice President of India wrote.
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| STDV vehicle lifted off at 1103 hours from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Launch Complex at Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha on September 7 (Picture source: DRDO) |

