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India successfully tests Agni-5 MIRV missile with 5,000 km range, multi-warhead capability; 5 key facts

India successfully tests Agni-5 MIRV missile with 5,000 km range, multi-warhead capability; 5 key facts

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India has successfully test-fired an advanced Agni missile equipped with MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle) capability, enabling it to strike multiple targets simultaneously—a milestone that places the country among an elite group of global powers. India has successfully test-fired an advanced Agni missile equipped with MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle) capability. (X/@DefenceMinIndia) According to the defence ministry, the trial was conducted on May 8 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island. The missile was tested with multiple payloads aimed at different targets spread across a wide geographical area in the Indian Ocean region, successfully meeting all mission objectives. Also Read | India tests Agni-5 missile capable of multiple nuclear strikes Below are 5 things to know about the advanced Agni missile: 1. The advanced Agni-5 missile is equipped with MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle) technology, the defence ministry said. The capability allows a single missile to deploy multiple nuclear warheads against targets spread across hundreds of kilometres. Agni-5 missile has a range of up to 5,000 km. The Agni 1 to 4 missiles …

Nations That Have MIRV Tech

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The Agni-5 missile with MIRV tech is capable of deploying multiple warheads. (Representational) New Delhi: India has joined the select group of nations with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle or MIRV technology with the first flight test of Mission Divyastra. Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the scientists of Defence Research and Development Organisation for the first flight test of a made-in-India Agni-5 missile, capable of deploying multiple warheads. “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 posted on ‘X’. 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. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 11, 2024 The project director is a woman and it has a significant contribution from women, sources told NDTV. The weapon system is equipped with indigenous avionics systems and high-accuracy sensor packages which ensured that the re-entry vehicles reached the target points within the desired accuracy, …