DRDO

India’s Space Ambitions Buttress MIRV Efforts

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Strategic Shifts: India’s MIRV Milestone and Nuclear Policy Dynamics

On March 11, 2024, India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) tested the country’s maiden MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle) missile using its Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The test was code-named “Mission Divyastra” and was carried out from Dr. Abdul Kalam Island, in Odisha, while telemetry and radar stations tracked and monitored multiple … Read more

Maiden Test for India’s Agni-5 MIRV Missile

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Taking Stock of India’s Evolving Unmanned Undersea Capabilities

On March 11, the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) undertook the maiden test of its indigenously developed Agni-V MIRV (Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle) missile.  According to a Ministry of Defense press release, the flight test, named Mission Divyastra, was launched from a missile launch site on Abdul Kalam Island off the coast … Read more