India to flight-test new missile: DRDO

India would flight test sub-sonic, medium range cruise missile Nirbhay, next month, a key defence official said on Sunday.

Nirbhay is being developed by Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), a Defence Research and Development Organisation lab based here, V K Saraswat, Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister, told a press conference here.

“This is in the final stage of integration and we expect to launch it next month,” Saraswat, also Secretary in the Department of Defence (R&D) and DRDO Director General, said. He said Nirbhay has good loitering capability, good control and guidance, high degree of accuracy in terms of impact and very good stealth features.

ADE Director P S Krishnan was speaking to reporters here on the sidelines of an event to announce the seminar which will be held as part of the AeroIndia 2013. The seminar will be held on February 4 while AeroIndia will be held from February 6 to February 9. Nirbhay would be launched from the Integrated Test Range at Chandipur in Orissa.