India successfully conducts high-speed rocket-sled test of fighter aircraft escape system

Key facts

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system.
• The test was conducted at the Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility of the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh.
• The test validated canopy severance, ejection sequencing, and complete aircrew recovery.
• The test was conducted in collaboration with the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).
• The complex dynamic test placed 'India in an elite club of nations with advanced in-house escape system testing capability'.
• Defence minister Rajnath Singh hailed the test as a significant milestone in India’s indigenous defence capability and a step forward towards self-reliance.