- Rail Track Rocket Sled (RTRS) facility opened at Chandigarh based Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) to test warheads and missiles by DRDO
- Facility can be used to test missiles and warheads at supersonic speed on five rails of 4 kms each and simulate missile interception at supersonic speed
- Velocities at time of re-entry of crew capsules for India’s future manned missions to space can also be simulated
- Read at:http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/warheads-at-supersonic-speeds-on-the-ground/article6042870.ece
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