Key Points
New Delhi: India has test fired a new version of its long-range Agni-V nuclear missile, which makes it harder to be taken down by air defence systems, and gives a single missile the ability to hit multiple targets deep in enemy territory...
"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 posted...
With the MIRV technology, a single ballistic missile can carry multiple warheads that can independently be used to strike targets..
Given the global improvement in missile defence systems, the MIRV technology is considered essential to have an assured hit on the target..
The MIRV capability significantly increases the survivability of a nuclear missile in the face of modern air defence systems..
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