PM Modi announces first test flight of Agni-5 missile successful, congratulates DRDO

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that DRDO scientists successfully conducted the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile under Mission Divyastra.

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

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According to government sources, the first flight of Agni-5 with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology took place today.

The Divyastra mission will ensure that a single missile can deploy multiple warheads at different locations.

With Mission Divyastra, a project that is headed by a woman, India has joined the club of a select group of nations that possess MIRV capability.

This system is equipped with indigenous Avionics systems and high-accuracy sensor packages, which ensure that the re-entry vehicles reach the target points within the desired accuracy. The capability is an enunciator of India’s growing technological prowess.

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The Agni V project is aimed at boosting India’s nuclear deterrence against belligerent China, which boasts of having missiles like Dongfeng-41 having ranges between 12,000 and 15,000 km.