Here's another news on indian cruise missile development front.
FIRST LOOK: India's Long-Range Cruise Missile Programme
The LRCM is a "super-sonic cruise missile - long range", with surface-to-surface and air-to-surface applications. An illustration on the slide indicates that the missile is being developed with a range of at least
600-km at 3.2 Mach.
indicates the development plan of the LRCM in a fair amount of detail. According to the schematics, under India's 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012), DRDO will complete the development of airframe integrated air intakes (see image) and controllers. These will be completed before 2012. The schematics also indicate that the engine development and engine test facilities are well underway under the 11th Plan, but will be complete under the 12th Plan, i.e, between 2012-2017.
The schematics indicate that the DRDO aims for a first test firing of the Indian LRCM by 2013-14.
Apart from the airframe integrated intakes, critical technologies currently under development for the weapon system include variable
nozzle system, air cooled combustor and fuel flow control system, all earmarked for the 11th Plan.
This could be the extended range fully indian "brahmos" we all were hoping for!
I am however, confused with respect to nirbhay!