Indigenous Turbofan Engine for Nirbhay Sub-Sonic Cruise Missile Undergoing Ground Tests at GTRE

[Chanakya's_Chant]

India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile To Have Turbo Fan Engine

India’s long range sub sonic cruise missile, Nirbhay. It will have a new small Turbo-Fan engine manufactured by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).

“GTRE is presently ground testing an engine for the cruise missile and has not yet come up with its nomenclature. The specifications of the engine are yet to be released. GTRE is based in Bangalore and had earlier built Kaveri I engine that was to be fitted on Indian Air Force’s Tejas light combat aircraft. The Kaveri program was closed as it proved to be underpowered,” DRDO sources told our correspondent.

Nirbhay I can be adapted for naval release by both a surface ship and submarines. It has a range of 1500 kms, weighs 1000 kgs, and its current engine is ramjet technology. It was tested successfully with all parametres matching the standards set by the DRDO in October, 2014.

Four versions of Nirbhay land,ship,air and submarine would be developed and the first land attack cruise missile would be delivered in less than three years,” Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and DRDO director General Avinash Chanderhad earlier said after the successful test fire last year.

Source:- India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile To Have Turbo Fan Engine

 

[Indo-guy]

India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile To Have Turbo Fan Engine

India’s long range sub sonic cruise missile, Nirbhay. It will have a new small Turbo-Fan engine manufactured by the Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE).

“GTRE is presently ground testing an engine for the cruise missile and has not yet come up with its nomenclature. The specifications of the engine are yet to be released. GTRE is based in Bangalore and had earlier built Kaveri I engine that was to be fitted on Indian Air Force’s Tejas light combat aircraft. The Kaveri program was closed as it proved to be underpowered,” DRDO sources told our correspondent.

Nirbhay I can be adapted for naval release by both a surface ship and submarines. It has a range of 1500 kms, weighs 1000 kgs, and its current engine is ramjet technology. It was tested successfully with all parametres matching the standards set by the DRDO in October, 2014.

Four versions of Nirbhay land,ship,air and submarine would be developed and the first land attack cruise missile would be delivered in less than three years,” Scientific Advisor to Defence Minister and DRDO director General Avinash Chanderhad earlier said after the successful test fire last year.

Source:- India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile To Have Turbo Fan Engine

Indigenous engine is very crucial for us to enable to mass produce the Nirbhay which is going to be main stay of our missile inventory .

 

[Echo_419]

Indigenous engine is very crucial for us to enable to mass produce the Nirbhay which is going to be main stay of our missile inventory .

Let's all future Engine Programs are as successful as this one

 

[Indo-guy]

Let's all future Engine Programs are as successful as this one

we have no formal official input regarding success of Nirbhay engine yet. Yes it is very crucial for it to succeed . To complicate the matter DRDO already went public that Russia has supplied us with 8 engines for Nirbhay ....which is in complete contravention as Nirbhay is 1000km + range missile and nuclear capable one .

we have no choice but to develop engine for Nirbhay successfully . For Nirbhay will be the cheaper indigenous which will form main stay of our missile inventory ..

 

[trident2010]

Good work DRDO !!

 

[Echo_419]

we have no formal official input regarding success of Nirbhay engine yet. Yes it is very crucial for it to succeed . To complicate the matter DRDO already went public that Russia has supplied us with 8 engines for Nirbhay ....which is in complete contravention as Nirbhay is 1000km + range missile and nuclear capable one .

we have no choice but to develop engine for Nirbhay successfully . For Nirbhay will be the cheaper indigenous which will form main stay of our missile inventory ..

Indeed if we have to Mass manufacture this thing we need a home grown Engine

 

[Malik Alashter]

I can't beleive these Indian still doubt their ability.

 

[notsuperstitious]

Confusing. The Nirbhay test news had said it ran with a turbofan. Now they are saying ramjet.

@abhingdonboy

 

[Indo-guy]

Confusing. The Nirbhay test news had said it ran with a turbofan. Now they are saying ramjet.

@abhingdonboy

The news piece is wrong . Nirbhay has been using turbofan engine ...and not Ramjet .
It is subsonic cruise missile ...it does not require ramjet engine .

 

[The Great One]

Confusing. The Nirbhay test news had said it ran with a turbofan. Now they are saying ramjet.

@abhingdonboy

Stupid journo. DRDO image itself state that the engine is gas-turbine (of which turbofan is a type). In fact the header of the article also states Turbofan. Ramjet is a completely different beast (Mach 3)

 

[vsdave2302]

. It has a range of 1500 kms, weighs 1000 kgs, and its current engine is ramjet technology.
Source:- India’s Nirbhay Cruise Missile To Have Turbo Fan Engine

It is a bullsheet reporting. Which current engine is ramjet technology?
Remjet is used in Brahmos and Akash only.

 

[Indo-guy]

Confusing. The Nirbhay test news had said it ran with a turbofan. Now they are saying ramjet.

@abhingdonboy

They have confused proposed LRCM with Nirbhay .

LRCM will feature ramjet engine .

 

[notsuperstitious]

Stupid journo. DRDO image itself state that the engine is gas-turbine (of which turbofan is a type). In fact the header of the article also states Turbofan. Ramjet is a completely different beast (Mach 3)

So the correct news is that this is a NEW engine. Did we use an imported engine for the test?

 

[Indo-guy]

Stupid journo. DRDO image itself state that the engine is gas-turbine (of which turbofan is a type). In fact the header of the article also states Turbofan. Ramjet is a completely different beast (Mach 3)

as you see brahmos despite being one of the best in its class has obvious range limitations due to MTCR restrictions .

so India is exploiting Ramjet know how by developing Long Range Cruise missile ...and collaborations with Russians during Brahmos which helped us master ramjet technology will come extremely handy ...

So the correct news is that this is a NEW engine. Did we use an imported engine for the test?

we have been using imported Russian engines for the Nirbhay testing . we had purchased 8 engines. they will be replaced by Indian engines subsequently ...

 

[The Great One]

So the correct news is that this is a NEW engine. Did we use an imported engine for the test?

I guess so.