India: First test launch of homemade multiple warhead missile

On March 11, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country had successfully test-launched its first domestically-made missile, capable of carrying multiple warheads.

The Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully test-fired at Wheeler Island, Orissa state, India. Photo: AFP/TTXVN

Indian scientists have integrated multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology into the Agni-V missile, which enables it to carry multiple warheads to attack different targets. The Agni-V has a range of 5,000 km. It is the latest in India's nuclear-capable Agni series of missiles.

According to the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, the United States, Britain, France, China and Russia are among the countries that have deployed missiles incorporating MIRV technology, while Pakistan tested the missile in 2017.

India's MIRV-based missile was developed by the country's Defence Research and Development Organisation.

According to Tin Tuc Newspaper

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