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 ...

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

SEOUL--North Korea test-fired its massive Hwasong-17 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM ... independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) system, potentially allowing a single missile ...

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 ...

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.