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: First stage: Solid rocket booster Second stage: Turbojet (for few initial tests) Turbofan - GTRE Manik
Weapon.variants: ITCM SLCM LR-LACM
Weapon.range: 1500 km
Weapon.speed: 0.9 Mach
Weapon.vehicle_range: up to
Weapon.altitude: to
Weapon.filling: Conventional (PCB, blast fragmentation) or Nuclear