According to Mr Pubby, the test of SFDR was only partially successful. The booster stage performed without a hitch whereas the second stage failed to activate.
That is the ducted ramjet didn't even start operation.
https://m.economictimes.com/news/de...ccess-in-ramjet-test/articleshow/64423073.cms
Mr Manu Pubby is the official bearer of bad news it seems. How come he only gets to know that the missiles haven't performed as planned? And what about the credibility of the Govt report that the missile performed flawlessly??
Then there are multiple flaws in this article.
First, Meteor doesn't have a range of 300km.its somewhere north of 150-160 kms.
Secondly, Manu Pubby has improperly identified the nozzle less booster. He had said the booster failed to detach from the missile. Yet again he says that the nozzle less booster has performed meticulously. He doesn't know that the nozzle less booster that has been mentioned in the press release is inside the missile itself. It accelerates the missile to a sufficient speed before the ram jet engages. Unless the ground launch booster detaches from the missile after the launch there is no way in hell that the nozzle less booster will activate.
But the govt press release said the technology of nozzle less booster has been successfully tested. So either Drdo is lying OR Mr Pubby has no idea as to what he is saying