PM Modi Praises Mission Divyastra, First Flight Test Of Agni-5 Missile

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today announced the development of "Mission Divyastra" -- an indigenously developed, highly advanced weapons system that alters the country's geopolitic position. The Agni-5 missile, developed by the defence research centre DRDO for over a decade, took its first flight today.   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 new weapon system has Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, which ensures that a single missile can deploy multiple war heads at different locations. This is a technology currently possessed by a handful of nations and with its test, India has joined a select group of nations, said government sources.

"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,' PM Modi posted on X, formerly Twitter.