Nirbhay Cruise Missile Development

[p2prada]

Re: Nirbhay: The most awaited cruise missile

You missed the point.



Their was a compromise between US and Russia to sort out differences before Russia joining MTCR, US extended waiver till July Russia pledged to extend it till November of 1993. Russia roughly tried to fulfill her commitment in Indian Space research before signing the MTCR treaty. No commitment,no clause to supply cryogenic engine their after.

Then it is funny why General Dynamics was the first to offer cryogenic engines in the first phase followed by ToT in the second phase, even after Agni I's launch. It is well documented.

Russia can sell the Cryogenic engines as long as it is used for civilian purposes. The dates have nothing to do with it, US has been demanding Russia to stop the sale since '89, but allowed GD to sell the engines to India. It is merely a business tactic. Once GDs turn was lost, ISRO turned to Ariane and then Glavkosmos. It is not surprising. Today, the US won't do anything if ISRO orders more Russian engines. The only hurdle for the deal was proliferation of advanced technology to a developing country. Now that is no longer the case because of our impecable record.

MTCR allows sale of rocket engines for civilian use.

 

[Payeng]

lol we diverted from the core tropic

 

[sayareakd]

Aug is over and no nirbhy test..........











Wait, their was news of Lakshya digital test..... I said so many times. They test nirbhy....

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Bharat Rakshak • View topic - Indian Missiles and Munitions Discussion

 

[EzioAltaïr]

'Nirbhay' missile set for test-firing next month

HYDERABAD: It's official. The 'fearless' missile is ready to be test-fired. If the United States has the Tomahawk, India will have its 'Nirbhay', the 1,000-km range subsonic cruise missile, which will be test-fired for the first time next month.

The project has somewhat remained a secretive mission with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), which has hardly made information pertaining to the development of the missile public. The strength and the capabilities of the missile, which has been developed by the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad, will be on display when it will be test-fired from the Wheeler Island in October. Last month, a review of the project was done in Bangalore by DRDO officials who were 'satisfied' with the development of the missile.

DRDO director general V K Saraswat told TOI that the missile with a turbo jet is now ready to be test-fired. "It is a highly advanced missile with strong capabilities. We have made an assessment of it and we are almost prepared for a test launch," Saraswat said. According to DRDO sources, the stealth missile can cruise even at a 30-meter height from the surface. More importantly, it will also have a loitering capability. After it has been fired, it is possible to change the direction of the missile to hit the target that has been identified.

Buoyed by the success of Agni-V, the inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of carrying nuclear warheads, on April 19 this year, defence scientists are now moving fast on delivering 'Nirbhay.' The Indian scientists have been working with the missile project for more than seven years now. Though it was announced earlier that the test-firing of the missile would take place this year, but it was only in August that the country's top defence scientists, who took stock of the project, decided that 'Nirbhay' was ready for a test launch.

 

[sathya]

come on... fanboyz are waiting for news

even some rumours..

look at Dr.pillai, he keeps saying submarine launched and aircraft launched BRAHMOS are almost ready since last 3 years though there are no signs of it..

 

[sathya]

oh! now they tell us October or november..

 

[uss]

Tarmak reporting

"India's first 'made-in-Bangalore' missile Nirbhay set for Dec launch | DRDO makes changes to launcher "
Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: India's first 'made-in-Bangalore' missile Nirbhay set for Dec launch | DRDO makes changes to launcher

 

[Defcon 1]

Tarmak reporting

"India's first 'made-in-Bangalore' missile Nirbhay set for Dec launch | DRDO makes changes to launcher "
Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: India's first 'made-in-Bangalore' missile Nirbhay set for Dec launch | DRDO makes changes to launcher

No info about the weight of the missile. Does anyone know how much the missile will weigh?? That will be instrumental in determining which aircrafts will be able to carry it.

 

[sayareakd]

I just had this crazy idea about using the nirbby with Agni 5 missile.
this is particularly in area where the panda has got S300 bubble guarding locations.

Nirbhy is launched with modification on A5 and this will give extended 1000km reach to the nuke, plus tree top terrain hugging featues, which will make it true stealth killer.

 

[ice berg]

It is good that you admit it was a crazy idea. How you gonna mix a cruise missile with a ballistic missile in the first place? And wtf is S300 bubble? Bubble guns?

 

[Sridhar]

^^ He meant Nirbhay Cruise missile as a Payload of Agni.

Thursday, October 4, 2012
India's first 'made-in-Bangalore' missile Nirbhay set for Dec launch | DRDO makes changes to launcher
By Anantha Krishnan M
Express News Service
Bangalore: Nirbhay, the desi version of Tomahawk subsonic cruise missile will be ready for flight trials in December. Designed and developed at Bangalore-based Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) unit, the two-stage missile has a range of about 1,000 km. It can travel at a speed of 0.7 Mach, performing multiple manoeuvers, before hitting the target.
Nirbhay (meaning fearless) will be India's first subsonic cruise missile, capable of being launched from different platforms. It is also India's first made-in-Bangalore missile, developed outside DRDO's Missile Complex in Hyderabad. Sources told Express that the launch, earlier planned for October, has now been shifted to December owing to the changes being made to the launcher. It is being built by R&D Engineers, Pune, a specialised arm of DRDO.
Other than one major imported component (a Russian-made turbofan engine), sources claim that the missile is completely indigenous. The cost of Nirbhay is expected to be around Rs 10 crore a piece with DRDO spending around Rs 70 crore so far. Though the project was sanctioned in 2004, the scientists ran into many critical challenges. "There were many unforeseen events we had to counter and overcome while developing Nirbhay. The project picked up momentum in 2010 onwards," sources said.
All the three defence Services have shown interest in Nirbhay and DRDO is riding high on the success of Agni A1, A2, A3, A4 and A5 missiles tested in the last five months. "Nirbhay is a medium-range cruise missile capable of flying at different altitudes ranging from 500 metres to four km. It is approximately 6 metres long and 550 mm in diameter. A booster and sustainer with two wings make the missile fly at low altitudes, completely ducking enemy radars. The air-breathing engine along with four tail fins control the velocity and path of the missile. Nirbhay is integrated with ring-laser gyro-based high accuracy navigation system and a radio altimeter for the height lock," sources said.
A team of 25 scientists have been working on Nirbhay project at ADE, while another 50 were spread across various DRDO labs. ADE bagged the Nirbhay project, owing to their success with the pilotless target aircraft, Lakshya.

Tarmak007 -- A bold blog on Indian defence: India's first 'made-in-Bangalore' missile Nirbhay set for Dec launch | DRDO makes changes to launcher

 

[sayareakd]

It is good that you admit it was a crazy idea. How you gonna mix a cruise missile with a ballistic missile in the first place? And wtf is S300 bubble? Bubble guns?

yeah it is gunn(m) bubble................:cool2:

 

[sayareakd]

The cost of Nirbhay is expected to be around Rs 10 crore a piece

i am sure we can spend 10,000 crore for 1200-1500 Nirbhay assuming economices of scale kick in, if we want to avoid any future war, including two front war with China over the period of next 5-10 years.

 

[Bheeshma]

The only problem I see is the imported Saturn engine for nirbhay. GTRE or some org needs to come up with an engine. Nirbhay will be needed in 1000's like Brahmos for all three services in canisterized, sub launched and air launched configs.

 

[sayareakd]

The only problem I see is the imported Saturn engine for nirbhay. GTRE or some org needs to come up with an engine. Nirbhay will be needed in 1000's like Brahmos for all three services in canisterized, sub launched and air launched configs.

i am sure we are not too bad in reverse tech. When we have to make 1000+ we can do that, for making few it is not economical for us.

 

[sayareakd]

Nirbhay means without fear, 1000+ missile will make us fearless for two front war, that is our worse case situation.

 

[Bheeshma]

Three front is worst case and Indian navy must dominate the Indian ocean to ensure that it doesn't happen. Why was a P-2 tested again. I am hoping it was a PDV trial run.

 

[LETHALFORCE]

Nirbhay is a loitering cruise missile it will probably come around the same time as
a GPS indigenous or foreign.

 

[sayareakd]

Nirbhay is a loitering cruise missile it will probably come around the same time as
a GPS indigenous or foreign.

LF we will now use this

from this thread

http://defenceforumindia.com/forum/...atellite-guidance-integrates-gps-glonass.html

Nirbhy is made by ADA, which has build Lakshya PTA. So it is between Lakshya, Combat UAV and Cruise missile, no wonder that it can loiter on target. :thumb: