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INDIA - DEFENCE -
MISSILES - Nirbhay |
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Date-wise Events |
- March 12, 2013: The surface
version of Nirbhay missile was test fired for the first time
on this day. The test failed and the
missile had to be purposely destroyed midway to avoid risk
of collateral damage.
- October 17, 2014: The
surface version of the missile was tested once again from
the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Balasore district
of Odisha, and this time the test was successful.
- October 16, 2015: Although
the take off was successful after repeated disruptions of
countdown, the missile crashed into the Bay
of Bengal 11 minutes into its flight after covering only
128 km of its 1000 km range.
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Description |
- An all-weather, low-cost, long-range cruise missile
capable of carrying conventional and nuclear war heads.
- It has a range of more than 1000 km, weighs about
1500 kg and has a length of 6 metres.
- It is powered by a solid rocket booster for take off
which is developed by Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL).
Upon reaching the required velocity and height, Turbofan
engine in the missile takes over for further propulsion.
- The missile is guided by a highly advanced inertial
navigation system indigenously developed by Research Centre
Imarat (RCI) and a radio altimeter for the height
determination.
- Nirbhay is able to pick out a target and attack it among
multiple targets.
- It has a loitering capability, i.e., it can go round a
target and perform several manoeuvres and then re-engage it.
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