BAM-H24: DRDO-UoH Patent for Rocket Propellant Material

Why in the news

A joint effort by DRDO and the University of Hyderabad’s ACRHEM has earned an Indian patent for a new propulsion material named BAM-H24.

Key facts

• Patent holders: DRDO with ACRHEM, University of Hyderabad.
• Material: BAM-H24, a next-generation high-energy material.
• Use: solid rocket propulsion.
• Properties: high thermal stability and high specific impulse.

Applications and significance

• Possible uses are in rocket propulsion, missiles and space launch vehicles.
• The patent strengthens indigenous capability in high-energy materials and strategic technologies.

Exam angle

• Name of the material: BAM-H24.
• Partners: DRDO and University of Hyderabad (ACRHEM).
• Type of propulsion: solid.