DRDO successfully test fires Nirbhay missile
April 15, 2019
New Delhi:Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) on Monday successfully test fired indigenously designed & developed Long Range Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile “Nirbhay” from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur of Odisha.
It is the sixth development flight trial with objective to prove the repeatability of boost phase, cruise phase using way point navigation at very low altitudes, the defence ministry said.
The missile took off vertically turning horizontally into desired direction, booster separated, wing deployed, engine started, cruised all the intended waypoints.
The missile demonstrated its sea-skimming capability to cruise at very low altitudes.
The entire flight was fully tracked by a chain of Electro Optical Tracking Systems, Radars and Ground Telemetry Systems deployed all along the sea coast.
All the mission objectives were met.
Recent Stories
- Drunk man removed from Ahmedabad - bound flight
- Ethiopian expands freighter network in India; adds Ahmedabad as latest destination
- Strong winds, rain in Ahmedabad amid IMD forecast in Gujarat
- State govt, State BJP leaders, MLAs from Amreli stay away from Dilip Sanghani's show of strength function
- 25-vehicle convoy of BJP workers leaves from Surat to campaign in UP
- 4.50 lakh apply for PSI recruitment, 9.83 lakh for LRD: IPS Hasmukh Patel
- Teething problems related to Smart meters; People gather at Akota based MGVCL office