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Saturday, February 12, 2011

Cruise missile Nirbhay will be ready in 2012

Nirbhay (Fearless) missileThe country’s first indigenous subsonic cruise missile, Nirbhay (Fearless), will be ready early next year.

“The integration of the engine is under way. All processes are on for the sub-sonic medium-range cruise missile,” said Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) chief VK Saraswat at the air show.

The missile with a range of 1,000km can be launched from multiple launchers. It will arm all the three services.Nirbhay is expected to supplement the BrahMos cruise missile, which has a range of 300km.

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