India’s Agni MIRV Breakthrough Signals a New Era in Strategic Deterrence
Indian Agni ballistic missile equipped with MIRV technology during strategic weapons test launch India’s successful test of an advanced Agni ballistic missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle technology marks one of the most consequential milestones in the country’s strategic weapons program in recent years. The test, conducted under the Strategic Forces Command and supported by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, represents far more than another missile trial. It signals India’s transition towar…
Agni-V to be tested twice this year, could be inducted by 2015
India's most formidable strategic missile, the over 5,000-km Agni-V, will be tested twice before this year ends to ensure it is ready for full-scale induction in the armed forces towards end-2015. India's most formidable strategic missile, the over 5,000-km Agni-V, will be tested twice before this year ends to ensure it is ready for full-scale induction in the armed forces towards end-2015. Interestingly, the latter of the two tests will see the 50-tonne Agni-V being fired from a hermetically-sealed canister mounted on a laun…
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