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Agni missiles have been in the arsenal of the Indian armed forces since the early 1990s. This latest variant of the Agni missile is equipped with MIRV technology. Here's what this means, and why it is significant.
The latest flight test will ensure that India can deploy multiple war heads at different locations with a single missile. Only US, UK, Russia, France and China are reported to have the MIRV missile system capability.
"Proud of our DRDO scientists for Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology," PM Modi said in a X post
India successfully carried out the maiden flight test of the locally developed Agni-5 missile with multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology | Latest News India
India successfully conducted the first flight test of Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicles (MIRV) with the Agni-5 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.