Successful test of Agni-5 missile with 5000KM range; Entire China and half of Europe in danger; Can hit multiple targets simultaneously

India has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile Agni-5. Its range is 5000 km. It is equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. That means it can be launched on multiple targets simultaneously. Its first test took place in April 2012, while Monday’s test took place with MIRV.

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

Mission Divyastra is a highly advanced weapon system developed in the country. This is Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, due to which a single missile can deploy multiple war heads at different locations.

Speed of 29 thousand 401 kilometers per hour

▪️Agni-5 is India’s first and only intercontinental ballistic missile, developed by the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). This is one of the long range missiles available with India.

▪️Range is 5 thousand kilometers. Agni-5 ballistic missile is capable of carrying multiple weapons simultaneously

▪️Equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Reentry Vehicle (MIRV). That means it can be launched for multiple targets simultaneously.

▪️It can carry up to one and a half tonne nuclear weapons. Its speed is Mach 24, i.e. 24 times more than the speed of sound.

▪️Canister technology has been used in the launching system. Because of this, this missile can be easily transported anywhere.
It is also very easy to use, hence it can be deployed anywhere in the country.

Agni-5 can carry more than one warhead

Agni-5 is an advanced MIRV missile. MIRV stands for Multiple Independently-Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle. Traditional missiles can carry only one warhead, whereas MIRVs can carry multiple warheads simultaneously. Warhead i.e., the front part of the missile which contains explosives.

The meaning of this feature is that many targets located hundreds of kilometers away from each other can be destroyed with a single missile. Multiple warheads can also be launched at the same target at once.

America developed MIRV technology in 1970

MIRV technology was first developed by America in 1970. By the end of the 20th century both the United States and the Soviet Union had several intercontinental and submarine launched ballistic missiles equipped with MIRVs.