PM Modi lauds DRDO scientists for successful Agni-5 missile test with MIRV Technology Prime Minister Narendra Modi commended DRDO scientists on March 11 for their achievement in Mission Divyastra.

What is MIRV technology? The test flight of Agni-5, marked the first time that the MIRV technology was tested, which aims to deploy multiple warheads at different locations in a single launch.

Russian media has previously described the missile as a variation of ... to four multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) warheads, each with a yield of around 500 kilotons.

hypersonic weapons and submarine-launched nuclear missiles. North Korea has since performed a series of tests to develop such weapons systems. “I had been anticipating a MIRV test for some time ...

He notes that while further testing is required to ensure the MIRVs survive atmospheric reentry, a successful MIRV-equipped Hwasong-19 would increase the number of warheads per missile ...

The introduction of MIRVed missiles in Asia is likely to prompt a major nuclear arms race in the region.

Russia’s ballistic capacity is well known to the world. In the latest development, Russia has deployed autonomous launchers of intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) RS-24 Yars on combat ...

It was launched from the Kapustin Yar ballistic missile base in the Astrakhan region and reportedly carried a six “multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV)” warheads payload that was ...

MIRV is a complex technology, and India’s test this week puts it among a small group of countries that have managed to develop it.