The ATV program was created to test the development of a native dual-mode air-breathing scramjet engine.

On 3 March 2010 at 03:00 UTC, ISRO conducted the first test flight of the Advanced Technology vehicle, designated ATV-D01.

[1][3] On 28 August 2016 at 00:30 UTC, the second test flight, designated ATV-D02, was launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre.

The flight lasted a total of about 300 seconds and splashed down in the Bay of Bengal approximately 320 kilometres (200 mi) from the space centre.

[5] On 23 July 2024, ISRO effectively concluded the experimental flight demonstration of air breathing propulsion technology.