India conducts first flight test of domestic missile

India successfully conducted the first flight test of a domestically developed missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, India Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on messaging platform X on Monday. 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 Indian scientists have integrated the technology - which delivers multiple warheads to different targets fired from the same missile on the Agni-V platform - and is the latest in India's nuclear-capable Agni missile series. Agni-V has a range of 5000 km (3100 miles), making it India's sole contender for Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) long range category. Read also: India to procure nuclear-capable missiles worth $2.36b America, Britain, France, China and Russia are among the countries that already use MIRV missiles, while Pakistan tested it in 2017, according to Washington-based non-profit advocacy group, the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. The Indian MIRV missile was developed by the country's military research arm, the Defence Research and Development Organisation.