India has decided to develop a 1000km sub-sonic cruise missile. The test firing will take place around 2009. The details can be seen here.
The first thought after reading this article was that scientists have reconfigured Brahmos to decrease the speed around 0.7 Mach and increase the range. Though it is not as easy as it sounds yet the experience of Brahmos must have come in handy, and it is not hard to believe that Nirbhay may be based on Russian blueprints.
Nirbhay will help India strike deep in Pakistan and will act as a credible deterrent against China, provided it can be launched from sea/submarines. However, there is another submarine launched cruise missile (SLCM) under developed by the name of Sagarika so it is really doubtful if Nirbhay will be configured to be launched from submarines.
Nirbhay should be seen as an intermediate step between longer range hypersonic cruise missile, which will supposedly go by the name of Brahmos 2. Having a 1000km range missile in India’s arsenal should boost India’s position as a global player in world politics and economy.
More details and analysis, as and when they come, good luck India!
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