Amid simmering border tensions with China, India has deployed the homegrown Nirbhay subsonic missile to counter missile deployment by Chinese armed forces along the Royal Line of Control (LAC).
Nirbhay is a surface-to-surface missile with a range of up to 1,000 km. This missile is capable of low-level stealth attack on targets, meaning that Nirbhay can fly between 100 meters and 4 km off the ground and pick up the target before destroying it.
Nirbhay is an all-weather missile and its long range is a threat to China because it is capable of hitting a target as far as Tibet, India Today reported.
Developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO), Nirbhay has been in testing since 2013 and this is the first time that the Indian armed forces have developed this homegrown missile throughout LAC.
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The latest satellite images from LAC showed a sudden increase in China’s surface-to-air missile (SAM) deployment at new locations in Tibet throughout LAC. Reports also claim that Chinese missile emplacements have also appeared in some areas bordering Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Ladakh.
Meanwhile, the Indian army has also deployed several tanks and armored personnel carriers to forward locations in eastern Ladakh to deal with the Chinese threat.
A new video has emerged showing rows of T-90 tanks and BMP vehicles at Chumar-Demchock, sending a clear message that the Indian military is now determined to strengthen security throughout the area.
Major General Arvind Kapoor, 14th Corps Chief of Staff, reported that the Fire and Fury Corps is the only formation in the Indian Army and probably the world that has deployed mechanized forces over such harsh terrain.
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