New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the DRDO for the successful test flight of the Agni 5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
“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,” the PM said in a tweet.
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
It is a matter of great pride for India as the DRDO’s success would now ensure that a single missile can deploy multiple warheads at different locations.
Interestingly, the project director of Mission Divyastra is a woman and has significant women contribution in setting India on a stronger foundation.
With the successful test of Mission Divyastra, India has now joined the select group of nations that have MIRV capability.
This system is equipped with indigenous avionics technologies and has high-accuracy sensor packages, which ensure that the re-entry vehicles reach the target points within the desired accuracy.
During the last few years, India has successfully carried out a series of tests of Agni-5, which has earned India respect in the global theatre.
The DRDO also had successful launch of the surface-to-surface ballistic missile and the first test launch was carried out on October 27 2021 from the APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
The Agni 5 missile, which uses a three-stage solid-fuelled engine, is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy.
