Indian Institute of Technology, Madras has developed Ramjet powered artillery shell will have a range of 78km.
The department of aerospace engineering at IIT Madras had proposed the development of a next-generation artillery shell ramjet-powered artillery shell that any standard 155mm howitzer can fire at targets more than 78km away. A ramjet powered projectile can help Indian Army meet its long-range precision fires modernization priorities and a model of the same is displayed at Defexpo 2022.
Ramjet-powered artillery shell uses an engine in which the air is drawn in for combustion and is compressed solely by the forward motion of the projectile at supersonic speeds.
IIT Madras is seeking Rs 9.85 crores as its developmental funds and timeline in 2020 were projected to be 2.5 years. Ramjet powered artillery shells when fired from Dhanush 155×45 Calibre will have a range of 61km, while from Vajra which is a 155mm/52 caliber gun will have a range of 68km, and ATAGS a 155mm/52 caliber gun with a bigger 25-liter chamber volume will able to hit targets as far as 78km.
