Waverider reached 4828 km/h (Mach5.1) during a six-minute flight under scramjet power. The WaveRider was dropped at 50000 ft from a B-52 bomber, and then accelerated to Mach4.8 by a solid rocket booster which then separated before the WaveRider's scramjet engine came into effect.

On 28 August 2016 the Indian space agency ISRO conducted a successful test of a scramjet engine on a two-stage, solid-fueled rocket. Twin scramjet engines were mounted on the back of the second