India today successfully test-fired its home-grown long range subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on sea off Odisha coast. The state-of-the-art surface-to-surface missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation was test fired successfully from the launch complex 3 of the ITR at 11:56 hours. <br/><br/>Capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads, Nirbhay has a range of more than 1000 km, weighs about 1500 kg and has a length of 6 metres. The missile is powered by a solid rocket booster for takeoff and guided by a highly advanced inertial navigation system. Being a terrain hugging missile, Nirbhaya is difficult to detect by the enemy's radars. The subsonic cruise missile is capable of flying at different altitudes ranging from 500 m to 4 km above the ground and can also fly at low altitudes to avoid detection by enemy radar.<br/><br/>ITR sources said, the missile is capable of carrying multiple payloads, can engage several targets in a single flight. ITR sources said, this lethal weapon can be launched from various kinds of platforms, ranging from surface lorry to a ship, from air and even from underwater vessels. It is expected that the missile can supplement the Indo-Russian joint venture supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, which can carry warheads up to 290 km. Nirbhaya was first test fired on March 12, 2013 from the ITR.

India today successfully test-fired its potent nuclear-capable long range cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Missile Test Range in Chandipur, Odisha today. <br/><br/>The state-of-the-art missile developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation was test fired successfully from the launch complex 3 of the ITR at 11:56 hours. Nirbhay is very manoeuverable and can fly at tree-top level, making it difficult to detect on radar, and strikes targets more than 700 km away carrying nuclear warheads, giving India the capability to strike deep into enemy territory.