13 March 2013

News Story: Indigenously-developed subsonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' test-fired


BALASORE, ODISHA (PTI): For the first time, India on Tuesday test-fired its indigenously developed medium range subsonic cruise missile 'Nirbhay' from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur.

"The missile blasted off from a mobile launcher positioned in the launch pad 3 of the ITR at about 11:54 AM," defence sources said.

The maiden launch developmental trial of the sophisticated missile was carried out at Chandipur, about 15 km from here, in the presence of top defence scientists and senior officials.

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