#FridayFury | Nirbhay scores a Perfect 10 | #Update 10

DRDO Chief Dr Avinash Chander joins the celebrations at ITR soon after Nirbhay (below) mission was declared successful. 

 

And here comes the final piece (updated copy) for the day, which went live on http://news.oneindia.in/ now. Do remember where you read it first! Have a great week end! READ THE REPORT HERE.

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#FridayFury | Nirbhay launch pix from DRDO | #Update 9

#FridayFury | Video footage of today's Nirbhay launch | #Update 8

#FridayFury | Mission Accomplised: DRDO Chief | #Update 7

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Here's a 11.40 am copy I filed for OneIndia. Range and other figures will be updated in another copy set to go live in couple of hours. READ HERE.

#FridayFury | All set for Nirbhay launch | #Update-1

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DRDO sources confirm that the launch is scheduled at around 9.30 am today from LC-3 of ITR in Chandipur. 

Friday Fury: Subsonic cruise missile Nirbhay ready to strike

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Nirbhay, India's first home-grown subsonic cruise missile, is all set for its launch from Interim Test Range (ITR) in Chandipur (Near Balasore in Orissa) on Friday, Oct 17. This is Nirbhay's second launch, the first being terminated mid-way on 12 March 2013 owing to a technical snag. Nirbhay, with an expected strike range of 800-1000 km, is the first missile being made completely in Bangalore. The missile was nurtured at the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) premier laboratory Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE) in Bangalore's C V Raman Nagar, an area infested with defence units. Copyright@OneIndia

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TARMAK007 EXCLUSIVE | NIRBHAY LAUNCH VIDEO

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Here's an exclusive video footage of last year's maiden launch of Nirbhay, India’s first subsonic cruise missile, which had to be terminated after 20-minutes into its mission. Nirbhay had travelled almost 250 km towards the target after the launch, but a technical snag dented its designated flight path. Capabilities like the lift-off from the canister, the booster separation, ignition of cruise vehicle engine at high altitude, wing deployment, control guidance and way-point navigation were proven during the launch. 

The video is of 2:37 minutes and till 1 minute the launch frames have been captured by various ground-based cameras. The remaining part has been shot from a Sukhoi (Su-30 MKI), which flew parallel to the missile.

As DRDO scientists gear up for the next launch (on October 17, 2014) of Nirbhay -- India's first 'Made-in-Bangalore Missile' -- this video sourced after 'lots of effort' should inspire many, considering some of the first-time technologies our scientists could prove. This footage was first shown to a select audience during DefExpo in Delhi this year.

Gratitude to sources, who have time and again reposed faith in Tarmak007. This video will be truly a treat to all the devotees of India's aerospace and defence might.

Best wishes to Team DRDO for Nirbhay's second launch!

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More on Nirbhay, soon!

Breaking on Tarmak007 | Nirbhay terminated mid-way for the safety of the coast: DRDO

(Updated@1:38 pm)

India's maiden test-firing of Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile ended on a sad note with the scientists deciding to terminate it, 20 minutes after it was launched.  "All systems onboard the missiles performed perfectly for the first 20 minutes. The radars, tracking the missile, reported good health till then. But after 20 minutes, the missile drifted away from the path," sources said.

It is definitely a blow for ADE, which was handed the project outside the Missile Complex in Hyderabad. "We had to terminate the mission taking into account the safety of the coast," sources said.

An official release from DRDO Media head Dr Ravi Gupta issued at 1:28 pm said: "Long range cruise missile Nirbhay was successfully launched today at 11:50 hrs from launch complex, Chandipur, Odisha,  meeting the basic mission objectives successfully.  After traveling approximately mid-way, deviations were observed from its intended course.  Further, flight was terminated to ensure coastal safety."

Sources told Tarmak007 that the booster, mechanical systems, engine, all avionics and the wing deployment were all intact till the first 20 minutes. Once we noticed that the missile was drifting fast we decided to abort the mission. There could be some malfunction of some component. We will know it soon," sources said.

Breaking on Tarmak007 | Nirbhay terminated after 20 minutes

India's maiden test-firing of Nirbhay subsonic cruise missile has been terminated after 20 minutes into launch.

"All systems onboard the missiles performed perfectly for the first 20 minutes. The radars tracking reported good health till then. But after 20 minutes, the missile drifted away from the path.

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Breaking on Tarmak007! Nirbhay launched at 11:55 am

Breaking Now!

Nirbhay missile launched from Integrated Test Range (ITR) off the Odisha coast at about 11.55 am. 

(Source: My Express colleague Hemant Kumar Rawat from Orissa)