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Nirbhay
| Nirbhay | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Nirbhay cruise missile launched on 15 April 2019 | |
| Type | Long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile[1][2] Surface-to-surface missile |
| Place of origin | India |
| Service history | |
| In service | Limited deployment |
| Used by | Strategic Forces Command Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Navy |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Aeronautical Development Establishment (DRDO) |
| Manufacturer | Bharat Dynamics Limited |
| Variants | ITCM SLCM LR-LACM |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1,500 kilograms (3,300 lb)[3] |
| Length | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Diameter | 0.52 m (1.7 ft) |
| Wingspan | 2.7 m (8.9 ft) |
| Warhead | Conventional (PCB, blast fragmentation)[4][5] or Nuclear |
| Warhead weight | 200-300 kg |
| Engine | First stage: Solid rocket booster Second stage: |
| Propellant | First stage: Solid fuel Second stage: Liquid fuel |
Operational range | up to 1,500 km (930 mi)[8] |
| Flight altitude | 50 m (160 ft) to 4 km (13,000 ft)[9] |
| Maximum speed | 0.9 Mach[10][11] |
Guidance system | Mid-course: Ring laser gyro inertial navigation system and MEMS gyroscope. Augmented by GPS/NavIC satellite guidance Terminal: Active radar homing, electro-optical, imaging infrared[12][4] |
Launch platform | TEL, VLS (Warships)[13] |
| Transport | Tata LPTA 5252 12×12 High Mobility Vehicle |
Nirbhay (lit. 'Fearless') is a long range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile designed and developed in India by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which is under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).[14][15] The missile can be launched from multiple platforms and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads. It is currently deployed in limited numbers in Line of Actual Control (LAC) during standoff with China.[16]
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- ^ Rout, Hemant Kumar (11 May 2016). "3rd-time unlucky Nirbhay to try luck once more". The New Indian Express. ENS. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Cruise Missile - Nirbhay". DRDO. Ministry of Defence. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "120 mm Penetration Cum Blast (PCB) AND Thermobaric (TB) Ammunition For MBT Arjun". DRDO. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Engine and Accessories". DRDO. Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ^ "Nirbhay". Missile Threat. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
- ^ "Nirbhay cruise missile test-fired; indigenous engine a success, say officials". 11 August 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Shishir (11 August 2021). "Nirbhay cruise missile test-fired; indigenous engine a success, say officials". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
et1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "India to Test 'Nirbhay Cruise Missile, Develop Agni-V Variant with Multiple Warhead Capabilities". Defence Now. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ CSIS. "Nirbhay". Missile Threat. Center for Strategic and International Studies. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ "DRDO conducts maiden flight-test of Long Range Land Attack Cruise Missile off Odisha coast". Press Information Bureau. Ministry of Defence, Government of India. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Krishnan M, Anantha (10 January 2021). "ADE steps into new decade with planeloads of critical projects". OnManorama. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
- ^ Pandit, Rajat (8 November 2017). "Nirbhay Missile: India successfully tests its first nuclear-capable cruise missile | India News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
- ^ Azam, Tanweer (2020-09-29). "LAC standoff: India deploys long-range missile Nirbhay to tackle Chinese threat". Zee News. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
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