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In a major technological leap for India’s nuclear deterrent, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted India’s first successful flight test of the indigenously developed Agni-V missile. 

• The flight test was named Mission Divyastra.
• The weapon is equipped Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.

About Agni-5 missiles

• Agni Vis a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile. 
• It has a range of up to 5,000 km.
• It is road-mobile and can be transported by a truck and launched via a canister.
• This system is also equipped with indigenous Avionics systems and high-accuracy sensor packages that ensure that the re-entry vehicles reach the target points with the desired accuracy.
• With its range, it can bring almost the entire Asia including the northernmost part of China as well as some regions in Europe under its striking range.
• It will greatly enhance India's national security — delivering multiple warheads to different targets with precision. 
• The country has already deployed the Agni 1 to 4 missiles — with ranges from 700 km to 3,500 km.