New Delhi : India has successfully conducted flight-trial of an Advanced Agni missile that is capable to targeting multiple targets at once.
The missile with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system, took off from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, on Friday. It hit different targets spatially distributed over a large geographical area in the Indian Ocean Region. This missile has been developed by DRDO laboratories with the support of Industries across the country.
“The telemetry and tracking was carried out by multiple ground and ship-based stations. These systems tracked the entire missile trajectory from lift-off till the impact of all payloads. Flight data confirmed that all mission objectives were met during the trial,” according to an official statement.
With this successful trial, India has demonstrated the capability to target multiple strategic targets using a single missile system. “This will add an incredible capability to the country’s defence preparedness against the growing threat perceptions,” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said.
