Nirbhay cruise missile trials

The indigenous long range subsonic cruise missile ‘Nirbhay’, which can carry warheads of up to 300 kg, was tested from a test range at Chandipur along the Odisha coast on 6 November 2017, being the fifth experimental test of this missile system. The two-stage missile is 6 metre long, 0.52 metre wide with a wing span of 2.7 metre, can carry a warhead of 200 kg to 300 kg at a speed of 0.6 to 0.7 Mach with launch weight of about 1,500 kg. All initial critical operations of the missile were successful, a DRDO scientist said soon after the launch, the data being retrieved from tracking systems for detailed assessment.