Nirbhay Missile

• The Indian armed forces will be inducting the long-range attack cruise missile Nirbhay into their inventory to strike targets at ranges over 1,000 Km.

ABOUT NIRBHAY MISSILE               

• Nirbhay is India’s first indigenous cruise missile.
• With its cylindrical fuselage, it is similar in appearance to the US Tomahawk and Russian Club SS-N-27 missiles.
• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) describes Nirbhay as a long-range subsonic cruise missile capable of deep penetration into adversary territory to strike high-value targets with precision.
• Nirbhay is presently launched from a mobile-articulated launcher.
• The missile is being adopted for launch from sea and air platforms.
• The Nirbhay measures 6 m in length, 0.5 m in diameter and weighs 1,500-1,600 kg at launch.
• It has a range of 800-1,000 km while carrying a 450 kg payload.
• It equips a land-based mobile launcher and carries high-explosives or submunitions, although a small nuclear warhead with a 12 KT yield is also possible.