An artist's rendition of the Nibhay medium and long range cruise missile. PHOTO: WIKIPEDIA
Nirbhay was developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratory based in Bangalore.
The maiden launch took place from the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur, in the presence of senior officials and defence scientists.
According to defence sources speaking to Times of India, "The missile blasted off from a mobile launcher positioned in the launch pad - 3 of the ITR at about 11.54am,"
“The surface-to-surface missile has the capability of being launched from land, sea and air, they said, adding Nirbhay has good loitering capability, good control and guidance, high degree of accuracy in terms of impact and very good stealth features.”
For the purpose of this test, the Balasore district administration temporarily shifted people living in the near the Launch pad-3 to a safe area. A total of “2,586 adult members and 698 children” were moved as a safety measure.
India has the technology of super-sonic missile like BrahMos which is jointly developed by India and Russia. BrahMos has the striking range of 290 km.
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@Suryawardhan:
So you followed the pakistani's step by step in their missile development program?. These things don't get updated on the news, such developments only occur in the organisation itself which is designing the engineered module. Your just talk no credibiltiy!
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@Imran Hayat: Failed again? It was the first test.
@Atif Ejaz: Are you serious? Do Pakistan develop anything locally?
@ SK5
Coordinated efforts in 'developing' a missile is one thing, pulling out a new missile from a magic churner every few years out of absolutely nowhere is quite another. Why is that Pakistan is never reported to developing new missiles at any stage and then they come up with a missile that is identical to a M-series Chinese, a Korean Nodong, a Chinese CSS or even Tomahawk!? Why is that it points towards nothing beyond license production and reverse engineering?
India never had to pay for missile consignments in cash, food and fertilizers (12 Nodong missiles transaction). These clandestine transactions have been confirmed to have happened by your own Sartaz Aziz in the past after the news of missile import (components in your terminology) was made public by the NBC making Pakistan, Iran, Syria the assembling sites of these SKDs and CKDs. I do hope you understand the difference between R & D and plain acquisition & transfer methodologies. You must understand that India has gone far and beyond Pakistan and is now establishing itself as a regional power to rival China, which guides the development of its military capability.
@Suryawardhan:
Engineering projects of any kind get there parts supplied from all sorts of countries, however it dosen't mean they contributed to the "design" itself. Pakistani engineers/scientists at NESCOM,SUPARCO worked really hard to achieve making/designing our missiles, don't discount their efforts by using useless and unrealible reporting from TOI. If you still stick by your baseless claims then do remember that you had alot of "help" come your way from the Russians.
nice pick ET~
failed again........ET shall not be publishing routine matters
@ Dq, did you miss the news of India having successfully tested the long range and Intercontinental ballistic missiles already?
As for technology, why would India be seeking help from Pakistan when they could get it from the original manufacturers and suppliers of the Pakistani missiles in Korea and China.
@Vectra: You can get some technical help from Pakistan...aleady test fired its cruise missiles years back...
@1984:
why Islamabad, to reach the Indian embassy?
Rex Minor.
I think the failure shouldnt be taken harshly....Atleast,The missile was able to fly,just that it deviated from the target....
Maybe Indian army can use it at the edge of Indian border and fire at Rawalpindi,it will strike Islamabad :)
P.S. Yeah,I'm trolling my own country's defence..But nothing wrong at aiming at satire at ourselves
@Atif Ejaz: then they work in partnerships to avoid failures..
it should have been a precise test...i dont know why did it fail...did our engeenering products are falling prey to reservation system in educational institutes in india?
Was Pakistan PM giving the message to the Indian leadership during his private visit that any further threats from India military brass will automaticaly invoke Pakistan military doctrine of first nuclear strike? Let us wait and watch if any of the great military Generals speak out with their feet in the mouth again..
Rex Minor
@Atif Ejaz: "Pakistan & India are alike, whenever they develop something locally – without foreign help, things go wrong. " Everybody in the entire world is the same. Everyone fails before one succeeds.
Everybody fails ...and that fail teaches some lesson . If you haven't failed , then you haven't learnt anything . So commentators should be mature...
@Atif Ejaz
You do understand the concept of test firing? Or is it that gora sahib mentality is just too much 4 u to digest brown ppl can also do things?
@Atif Ejaz:
thatz why BABUR got developed.....speak when you know wht you are talking about...
Pakistan & India are alike, whenever they develop something locally - without foreign help, things go wrong.
People who fall, often correct themselves. Nothing to worry.We will correct this in few months.
keep trying............ if one keeps on trying success will eventually kiss ur feet :)
dnt worry. this is our first cruise missile. try till success.