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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).
Nirbhay is the Indian long-range subsonic cruise missile under development and testing, expecting its air and submarine-launched version after trials. It was successfully test fired for second time from Balasore Orissa.
As of September 2024, the user trials and eventual induction of Pralay missiles are expected soon. [34] [35] Pralay, Nirbhay, BrahMos and Pinaka will become part of the Integrated Rocket Force (IRF), a separate entity from the Strategic Forces Command (SFC). [36] [37]
Status: Final trial completed and ready for induction. [302] Will replace second generation MILAN and 9M113 Konkurs ATGMs with the infantry, parachute, and special forces. MILAN 2T: 34,000 India France West Germany: Status: In service. License produced by India's Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) in India. [303] 9M133 Kornet (AT-14 Spriggan) 3,000 ...
After India test-fired the first Prithvi missile in 1988, and the Agni missile in 1989, the Missile Technology Control Regime (then an informal grouping established in 1987 by Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States) decided to restrict access to any technology that would help India in its missile development program.
A total of five missiles were fired during day and night against stationary and moving targets. Before the induction of the missile into service, summer trials were carried out in June 2009. [60] On 20 January 2010 field tests of the Nag's thermal sight system, the system identified and locked on to a T-55 tank at a range of 5 km (3.1 mi). The ...
Nirbhay is a long range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile powered by solid rocket booster and turbofan or a turbojet engine that can be launched from multiple platforms and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads. [130] The missile is guided by an inertial navigation system and a radio altimeter for the height determination ...
Reports in September 2024 suggested that a series of developmental and user trials of the Astra Mk 2, with a range of 140-160 km, will be conducted in 2025 which will be completed by 2026 and followed by induction in the same year. Full scale production is expected by 2027. There has been a few design modifications which led to delays. [65] [66]