DRDO Tests Fighter Jet Ejection System At 800 km/h In High-Speed Rocket-Sled Trial | Watch

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully carried out a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory in Chandigarh.The test reached a controlled velocity of 800 km/h and validated canopy severance, ejection sequencing and full aircrew recovery.

The DRDO conducted the test in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development Agency and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). “This complex dynamic test places India in an elite club of nations with advanced in-house escape system testing capability," a statement from the Ministry of Defence said.

Dynamic ejection tests are more demanding than static tests, such as the net test or the zero-zero test, which requires the pilot to eject a ground zero without moving. Meanwhile, dynamic ejection tests are harder because they evaluate the real-world performance of the aircraft's ejection seats and crew escape systems.