India tests Advanced Agni missile with MIRV from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, DRDO led trial hits multiple targets in Indian Ocean, Rajnath Singh hails boost to defence preparedness.
India conducted a successful Flight trial of an Advanced Agni missile with MIRV system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island in Odisha on Friday. (ANI)
India has successfully conducted flight-trial of an Advanced Agni missile with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha.
The missile, flight-tested with multiple payloads on Friday targeted 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.
India announces the successful flight-trial of an “Advanced’ Agni missile with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) systems on May 08, 2026 – below is a map of the range as per the test notification pic.twitter.com/eYjKdw2JSd— Damien Symon (@detresfa_) May 9, 2026
“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.
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