At the speed of 0.7 mach, Nirbhay subsonic cruise missiles to defend LAC

India

oi-Vicky Nanjappa

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New Delhi, Oct 01: India is set to induct the Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile into the Indian Army and Navy.

This would be done after the 7th trial which is scheduled for next month. The 1,000 kilometre rocket booster missile has a single shot kill ration of more than 90 per cent. The formal induction of the missile was cleared by the Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh.

Sources tell OneIndia that a limited number of missiles have already been moved to the Line of Actual Control (LAC), where India is locked in a tense standoff with China.

India on Wednesday successfully test fired the supersonic cruise missile BrahMos having a range of around 400 km, officials said. The BrahMos cruise missile travels at a speed of Mach 2.8, nearly three times that…

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