The Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully tested the domestic technology cruise missile (ITCM) in Odisha from the Integrated Test Range (IDR) with the new Made-in-Turbofan engine ‘Manik’.
*The missile flew a distance of about 150 km with an Indigenous shipping engine.
*This missile was designed and developed by DRDO. This is an advanced version of the Nirbhay missile – the subsonic cruise missile.
*This is the first successful test shooting with the domestic booster machine ‘Manik’ in October 2020, after a previous failed attempt.
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1.The Manik machine was designed and developed by DRDO’s Gas Turbine Research Institute in Bangalore. This will replace the foreign engine used in the missile system.
*The development of the ‘Manik’ will lead to the development of different versions of the engine and long-range missiles.
2.Nirbhay is the first subsonic cruise missile designed and developed by DRDO.
*It can travel 800-1000 km at a speed of about 0.9 Mac.
*The cruise missile will be supplemented by BrahMos (a joint venture between India & Russia). This is the Indian version of the American Tomahawk missile.