Nirbhay Cruise Missile Development

[sathya]

No more excuses saying launcher is not ready, we do have submersible pontoon ready ain't we ?

 

[sasi]

SAR sensor for Nirbhay cruise missle.

 

[natarajan]

feb came what next

 

[sayareakd]

feb came what next

no news is good news in Indian defence

I am waiting for PDV for ages...........

 

[sayareakd]

That is Abhyas .. Lakshya evolved target drone. I took a pic from an unnoticed place :thumb:

Looks like Nirbhy at AI 13. All credit goes to Ironman

 

[binayak95]

Looks like Nirbhy at AI 13. All credit goes to Ironman

No all credit goes to DRDO

 

[sayareakd]

I read High speed expandable missile with ferrying range of 500 km (one way range of 1000km). PTA with payload is missile

who thinks all this in DRDO my

 

[sayareakd]

looks same as we discuss before

 

[sayareakd]

looks so innocent here

:thumb:

 

[sayareakd]

looks so innocent here

:thumb:

 

[Anonymouse]

Looks like Nirbhy at AI 13. All credit goes to Ironman

:shocked: You are mistaken. That is not Nirbhay. Read the info board again. Abhyas total weight is 75kg. Nirbhay's warhead will weigh atleast 3 times as much. Nirbhay will weigh 1000+kg. This one has an engine with puny thrust of 24kg. The two small cylindrical things on the side are 68mm booster rockets to launch Abhyas. Ferry range of 500km means it is one way. You are confusing ferry range with combat radius. Abhyas has fixed wing, Nirbhay will have movable. Abhyas is ~2m, Nirbhay will be ~6m. Abhyas is 180mm dia, Nirbhay will be ~500mm dia.

 

[sayareakd]

I read High speed expandable missile with ferrying range of 500 km (one way range of 1000km). PTA with payload is missile

who thinks all this in DRDO my

oops it means usually means maximum fuel load....................

 

[sayareakd]

:shocked: You are mistaken. That is not Nirbhay. Read the info board again. Abhyas total weight is 75kg. Nirbhay's warhead will weigh atleast 3 times as much. Nirbhay will weigh 1000+kg. This one has an engine with puny thrust of 24kg. The two small cylindrical things on the side are 68mm booster rockets to launch Abhyas. Ferry range of 500km means it is one way. You are confusing ferry range with combat radius. Abhyas has fixed wing, Nirbhay will have movable. Abhyas is ~2m, Nirbhay will be ~6m. Abhyas is 180mm dia, Nirbhay will be ~500mm dia.

actually we had discuss on SB that it may not be 100% nirbhy, but they sure have tested many things on it. Yeah dimensions does not match with previous pics, saw that when i posted the pic on AI thread.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

 

[shuvo@y2k10]

is that speed mach 5?

 

[A chauhan]

So its actual range will be less due to the turnings and twisted paths than what we consider as its maximum range ? If so then how much it can affect its range in real war scenarios ?

 

[Abhi9]

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Nirbhay warms up for launch; DRDO gags its men

Nirbhay launch on March 10th (tentative)

 

[sayareakd]

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: Nirbhay warms up for launch; DRDO gags its men

Nirbhay launch on March 10th (tentative)

Bangalore: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has launched probably one of the most secretive operations in the recent times ahead of the upcoming maiden test of Nirbhay, a subsonic cruise missile. Sources confirmed to Express on Wednesday that the missile has reached the Interim Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur, after its long journey from Bangalore, by road. The tentative launch date is now fixed for March 10 (subject to changes) and the campaign activities will enter the last lap in the coming days.

:thumb:

But, the DRDO officials in Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad have gone into a shell, working on a common script and refusing to reveal any details of the launch. "The DRDO HQ had to answer some queries recently over too many sensitive information appearing in the media. These are national programmes and the DRDO has been told to adopt a tied-tongue policy," a top official with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. The Services too have expressed their displeasure of too many DRDO officials interacting with the media, ahead of critical launches.
Nirbhay will have its maiden test from a mobile launcher, with a pre-designed target set in the sea. Sources said that the R&D Engineers, Pune, a specialised arm of DRDO, have completed making changes on the launcher. The missile was originally scheduled to be tested in October 2012, but last-minute changes on the launcher brought in delays.
With an ability to travel at a speed of 0.7 Mach and perform multiple manoeuvres, Nirbhay is the first full-fledged missile being developed in Bangalore, outside DRDO's Missile Complex in Hyderabad. Designed and developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment, Nirbhay is a two-stage missile with a range of about 1,000 km.

 

[Neuro]

I hope DRDO won't change this date like earlier. Best of luck...........

 

[Singh]

Fingers Crossed.