Nirbhay
Nirbhay () is a long range, all-weather, subsonic, surface-to-surface cruise missile designed and developed in India by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which is under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile can be launched from multiple platforms and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Nirbhay
- Weapon.image
- Nirbhay missile test on 15 April 2019 (cropped).jpg
- Weapon.caption
- Nirbhay cruise missile launched on 15 April 2019
- Weapon.type
- Long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile Surface-to-surface missile
- Weapon.service
- Limited deployment
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.origin
- India
- Weapon.used_by
- Strategic Forces Command Indian Army Indian Air Force Indian Navy
- Weapon.designer
- Aeronautical Development Establishment
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Bharat Dynamics Limited
- Weapon.propellant
- First stage: Solid fuel Second stage: Liquid fuel
- Weapon.engine
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Design
- Further development
- Variants
- Base variant
- ITCM
- LR-LACM
- Anti-ship variant
- SLCM
- Testing
- Induction
- Operators
- See also
- References
- External links
Nirbhay () is a long range, all-weather, subsonic, surface-to-surface cruise missile designed and developed in India by the Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) which is under Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile can be launched from multiple platforms and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads.
It is currently deployed in limited numbers on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) as part of India's standoff with China.