Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended DRDO scientists for the successful first flight test of the Agni-5 missile featuring Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. In a social media post, he expressed pride in DRDO s achievement, referring to the mission as "Divyastra." The Agni-5 missile, equipped with MIRV technology, enhances India s strategic capabilities in deploying multiple warheads independently to various targets.
Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt flagged off the indigenously developed Astra Missiles for supply to the Indian Air Force. The event was held at Bharat Dynamics Limited, Kanchanbagh Unit. Astra is a beyond visual range air-to-air missile developed by DRDO and manufactured by BDL. The missile has a range of 100 plus km.