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Detailed explanation-1: -Nirbhay is India’s first indigenously-produced cruise missile. The missile similar in appearance to the U.S. Tomahawk and the Russian Club SS-N-27 with its cylindrical fuselage. It equips a land-based mobile launcher but reports suggest potential deployment on submarines.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nirbhay is India’s first long range subsonic cruise missile. Nirbhay was designed and developed in India by the Aeronautical Development Establishment under, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). The surface version of Nirbhay missile was test fired for the first time on 12 March 2013.

Detailed explanation-3: -BrahMos supersonic cruise missile, with increased indigenous content and improved performance, was successfully test-fired from Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha at 1030 hrs on January 20, 2022.

Detailed explanation-4: -The correct answer is Nirbhay. It is India’s first indigenously designed and developed long-range state-of-the-art cruise missile, which can be deployed from multiple platforms.