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Agni-V Missile Test Details:
- Test conducted from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, off Odisha’s coast.
- Developed by: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
Agni-V with MIRV Technology:
- India tests Agni-V missile, incorporating Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
- MIRV allows a single missile to carry multiple warheads targeting different locations.
Advantages of MIRV-Equipped Missiles:
- Multiple damages with a single strike.
- Ability to penetrate missile defense systems by overwhelming them with multiple warheads.
- Strategic benefit for countries with a no-first-use nuclear policy by ensuring crippling damage in a retaliatory strike.
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Agni-V can travel over 5,000 km, potentially entering intercontinental range. |
Response to Global MIRV Capabilities:
- India’s move follows China’s development of MIRV technology.
- MIRV technology developed in the 1960s, initially by the US and Soviet Union.
- Countries like France, the UK, and China also possess this technology.
Why in News:
- India has recently successfully tested the Agni-V missile with MIRV technology.
