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DRDO successfully test fired indigenous long range Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile.

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• Nirbhay is India’s first indigenous cruise missile. It is a long range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile.
• With its cylindrical fuselage, it is similar in appearance to the US Tomahawk and Russian Club SS-N-27 missiles.
• The missile can be launched from Multiple Platforms and is capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads.
• Nirbhay is powered by a solid rocket booster.
• The missile, also known as Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM), is equipped with an indigenous propulsion system and the Manik turbofan engine.
• The missile is claimed to have sea-skimming and loitering capability.
• The Nirbhay measures 6 m in length, 0.5 m in diameter and weighs 1,500-1,600 kg at launch.
• It has a range of 800-1,000 km while carrying a 450 kg payload.
• The missile is indigenously developed by Bengaluru-based DRDO laboratory Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE).