Mission Divyastra: DRDO conducts first test flight of Agni-5 missile with MIRV.

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SHYAM SOOD

PM Modi congratulated DRDO scientists involved in Mission Divyastra
India joins an elite group of countries having MIRV capabilities.

RAJOURI/NEW DELHI MAR 11:-India has joined the elite group of countries having MIRV capabilities when on Monday Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully conducted the 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. Various Telemetry and radar stations tracked and monitored multiple re-entry vehicles. The Mission accomplished the designed parameters,” said MoD.

Mission Divyastra, a maiden test flight of the nuclear-capable Agni-V with the Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV).

MIRVs have revolutionised the concept of ballistic missile payloads by enabling a single missile to carry multiple nuclear warheads, each capable of striking different targets independently.

In a post on X DRDO said: “Indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology successfully tested as part of Mission Divyastra today,”.

While lauding the efforts of DRDO scientists involved in this complex Mission Divyastra Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a post on social media platform X said: “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”.

Raksha Mantri (Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has also congratulated the scientists and the entire team for this remarkable success.

Agni-5 missile is having a range of 5000-7000 km and falls in long range category i.e. Intercontinental Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).