•Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful test-firing of Agni-5 ballistic missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) under Mission Divyastra.
•The flight test was carried out from Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha.
•MIRV technology means single missile can carry multiple warheads
•With this test India has joined the select group of nations who have MIRV capability,
•The Agni series of missiles constitute the backbone of India’s nuclear weapons delivery.