Nuclear-capable 'Nirbhay' missile yields fruitful result for India
Nirbhay is comparable to America's Tomahawk and Pakistan's Babur
INDIA:
India's test-fire of nuclear capable missile 'Nirbhay' proved successful on Friday, NDTV reported.
The test was conducted from the Integrated Missile Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, just days after Cyclone Hudhud hit the state's coastal region.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) the missile can strike targets more than 700 kilometres away, giving India potent nuclear capabilities.
'Nirbhay' can be translated to mean fearless and has the ability to fly at tree-top level, making it difficult to detect on radar.
Comparable to America's Tomahawk and Pakistan's Babur, the success of Nirbhay is a giant step for India as it had not mastered a cruise missile to date. Despite having the capacity to produce ballistic missiles for some time now, the 'Nirbhay' is the first of its kind.
Nirbhay took its first flight on March 12 last year but did not yield a fruitful outcome as it deviated from its course 20 minutes after its launch and had to be terminated.
Nirbhay launches like a missile and in the early flight the small wings get deployed. It then flies like an aircraft and can even hover near the target, giving it the ability to strike from any direction.
India's test-fire of nuclear capable missile 'Nirbhay' proved successful on Friday, NDTV reported.
The test was conducted from the Integrated Missile Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha, just days after Cyclone Hudhud hit the state's coastal region.
Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) the missile can strike targets more than 700 kilometres away, giving India potent nuclear capabilities.
'Nirbhay' can be translated to mean fearless and has the ability to fly at tree-top level, making it difficult to detect on radar.
Comparable to America's Tomahawk and Pakistan's Babur, the success of Nirbhay is a giant step for India as it had not mastered a cruise missile to date. Despite having the capacity to produce ballistic missiles for some time now, the 'Nirbhay' is the first of its kind.
Nirbhay took its first flight on March 12 last year but did not yield a fruitful outcome as it deviated from its course 20 minutes after its launch and had to be terminated.
Nirbhay launches like a missile and in the early flight the small wings get deployed. It then flies like an aircraft and can even hover near the target, giving it the ability to strike from any direction.