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India shares its borders with neighbours like Pakistan and China. So it is very crucial to strengthen the air, water and air defence system. The world has witnessed how India took its revenge of the Pahalgam Terror attack that claimed the life of 26 tourists. The country launched Operation Sindoor and precisely targeted terror hideouts in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. This military action stunned China and Pakistan both.
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The capability of the Indian air defence system has surprised everyone. Pakistan’s China-made air defence system failed to detect Indian missiles and drones. However, New Delhi did not use its most dangerous missile in the military operation.
The range of this missile is more than 5800 km and is capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Because of its features, the Agni-5 missile comes into the intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM category. The missile has also been loaded with MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle) technology. MIRV is also compared to a missile bus.
On March 11, 2024, Prime Minister Modi announced the successful test of India’s Agni-5 missile, incorporating Multiple Independently targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. This achievement places India among a select group of nations possessing this advanced capability, bolstering its national security, particularly given its geopolitical context with neighbouring countries such as China and Pakistan. The successful test, a result of years of dedicated work by DRDO scientists, represents a significant milestone in India’s missile defence program. The Agni-5 is the latest in a series of successful Agni missile tests.
MIRV Also Called Missile Bus
The question arises: Why is MIRV technology called missile bus?
MIRV is a technology through which many missiles can be fired from a single booster. These missiles can destroy different targets at the same time. This not only saves time, but there is also no need to fire missiles again and again.
Its ferocity increases further when it MissileIt should be capable of carrying nuclear weapons. Agni-5 has all these features, which make it extremely dangerous and lethal. Its importance increases even more due to its range of more than 5800 km. For example, if targets located at different locations have to be attacked and destroyed at the same time, then a missile equipped with MIRV technology is useful in this.
Enemies Did Not Even Get A Chance To Recover
The Agni-5 missile, with its Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, can strike multiple targets simultaneously, overwhelming enemy air defences. Since air defence systems typically engage one projectile at a time, the Agni-5’s ability to deploy multiple warheads makes interception extremely difficult, thus posing a significant threat to potential adversaries such as China and Pakistan.
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