Long – Range Missile Nirbhay Deployed For Counter Strike
India has deployed its long-range missile Nirbhay to deter Chinese aggression along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh
In a major boost to India’s long-range defence, the Armed forces have operationally deployed homegrown subsonic missile Nirbhay to counter any missile launch from China’s missile deployment sites In occupied Tibet.
Nirbhay surface-to-surface missile has a strike range of 1,000 km. The Nirbhay missile is capable of low-level stealth strike on targets. It means it is capable of flying between 100 metres to four km above ground level ground and pick up the target before engaging it. All targets in Occupied Tibet will be in range.
The Nirbhay missile has been developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The missile has been in the testing for seven years. This is Nirbhay missile’s first deployment.
According to sources, the new missiles have been deployed in a limited number for now. The missile is likely to get full op clearance later.
As per the satellite images there has been a sudden increase in China’s deployment of surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) at new locations in Occupied Tibet along the Indian Tibetan frontier. Chinese missile sites have come up in areas opposite Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.
Apart from deployment of new Nirbhay missiles, Indian troops on the ground have been equipped with tanks and combat vehicles that can operate in harsh winters. Indian Army is fully prepared for any eventuality in coming months. Apart from the Armed Forces,the two Security Forces ITBP and SSB are also on full alert.
To counter the Chinese People’s Liberation Army’s deployment of armoured columns, India has its T-90 and T-72 tanks along with the BMP-2 Infantry Combat Vehicles which can operate at temperatures up to minus 40 degree Celsius.
The Indian armoured regiments have the capability to reach the LAC within minutes if they are required and did so recently, when the Chinese activated their tanks after India occupied several heights near the southern bank of Pangong Lake following the incidents of August 29-30.
Major General Arvind Kapoor Chief of Staff, HQ 14 Corps, said that the army is logistically prepared in terms of tackling the harsh weather with special winter clothing and other facilities such as fuel, spares and assemblies in place.
