NIRBHAY: India's sub-sonic Cruise Missile

“It is far tougher to climb up to a height than to maintain that.”  The given line’s credibility can be easily verified by the security arrangements in the modern world. Here a nation struggles more to get a status of a super power than to maintain that position. In other words it can be understood as a potential superpower struggle more than an established one. One such example of it is India. It struggles hard to grow up and prove its might over the Asian zone.
Proving its military might and bridging a critical gap in the nation’s arsenal, India successfully test fired its nuclear capable sub-sonic cruise missile dubbed as “NIRBHAY”. The test was done at the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur, in Orissa, for a distance of about 1,000 km. The missile has been developed by the state-run Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and has a range of 700-1000kms and is expected to take up the responsibility of being important nuclear delivery equipment for India’s strategic deterrence over the Asian landscape.
The most unique feature that sets it apart from its foreign counterparts is its high degree of maneuverability which makes it a much efficient nuclear device delivery vehicle. It is common for an ICBM but is unique for a cruise missile to have such capabilities. Moreover till date India’s AGNI series of missiles were the primary nuclear delivery agent but with the introduction of NIRBHAY, India got more grip over its military might. The missile is additionally capable of evading Radar and is veteran in fling at a tree top level making its detection and interception much more difficult. The missile’s effective range has been stated above 700kms hence taking its rivals like Pakistan and China well within its striking reach. Its uniqueness is even more amazing as it blasts off like a rocket, but then unlike a missile, it turns into an aircraft. Unlike other ballistic missiles like the AGNI, NIRBHAY has wings and pronounced tail fins which make it much like an aircraft than a missile during its flight. In early flight after launch, the rocket motor falls off and the small wings get deployed. At this point a gas turbine engine kicks in and it becomes like a full aircraft. Once near the target, it can even hover, striking at will from any direction. It gives India the capacity to launch different kinds of payloads at different ranges from various platforms at a very low cost. It can be launched from a mobile launcher. The missile has a fire-and-forget system that cannot be jammed. It is India's perfect and furious answer to Pakistan's BABUR missile.
This fearless missile was earlier test fired in early 2013, but the test was deemed as a failure. According to the officials the test was aborted during mid-flight of the missile when it deviated from designated path. But the recent test proves it to be worthy after the required technical resetting. The missile can be worthy for India’s nuclear triad. A mighty nation requires an efficient arsenal to make its dominance over its region, and NIRBHAY proves to be a jewel for such a developing nation.