Aground-launched, two-stage Mach 4 scramjet that can intercept incoming targets traveling at supersonic speed could be developed with existing technology, says a team from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), South Korea's space agency. To date, most supersonic combustion ramjet projects have focused on hypersonic strike weapons, reconnaissance platforms or access to space as part of a combined cycle propulsion system. However, South Korean researchers believe that a kerosene-fueled scramjet, limited to a speed of Mach 4, is feasible for relatively short-range air defense.
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