Successful Test of Agni-5 Missile with MIRV Technology
On 11th March, 2024, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted first successful flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
- The flight test named Mission Divyastra was carried out from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
- This variant of Agni, capable of carrying nuclear warheads, has a range of more than 5,000 km, making it a long-range missile, and is aimed mainly at thwarting the challenge from China.
- It can be launched from land or from sea from a submarine.
- As of now, the United States, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom are ....
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