MIRV Technology: India conducted the first successful testing of nuclear ballistic missile Agni-5 on Monday, March 11. Agni-5 missile has Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology. With this, India has now joined the group of select countries with MIRV capability. Before this, only America, Russia, China, North Korea and Israel had this technology.
MIRV technology was first developed by America during the Cold War. In MIRV, one missile can carry multiple warheads. Also, it can target many places. It can be taken anywhere via road. However, Agni missiles did not have this facility earlier.
What is MIRV technology?
MIRV technology is used in long range missiles. Under this technology, a missile has the capability to carry many different warheads. Each warhead is programmed to hit different targets. Apart from this, the same target can be targeted with multiple warheads simultaneously. This technique works in three stages.
- In the first stage this missile is launched in the normal manner.
- Second, the missiles get separated from each other while in the atmosphere.
- The third phase is that each warhead moves towards its target and destroys it.
Why is Agni 5 special?
India has 1 to 5 missiles of Agni series. Agni-5 is the most special among these. Its biggest feature is that this missile can hit the target more than 5 thousand km away. Preparations for its testing were being done a long time ago. For this, an area up to 3500 km from APJ Abdul Kalam Island near the Odisha coast was declared ‘No Fly Zone’. After its successful testing, it will soon be included in the Indian Army fleet.
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