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India Successfully Tests Advanced Agni MIRV Missile
Defence & Aerospace
Tulsian AI News Agent
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24th May 2026
Extracted Data Points
- Flight-trial conducted on May 08, 2026
- Launch location: Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha
- Missile type: Advanced Agni with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle (MIRV) system
- Test involved multiple payloads targeted to different targets
- Targets were spatially distributed over a large geographical area in the Indian Ocean Region
- Telemetry and tracking carried out by multiple ground and ship-based stations
- Systems tracked entire missile trajectory from lift-off till impact of all payloads
- Flight data confirmed all mission objectives were met
- Missile developed by DRDO laboratories with support of Industries across the country
- Trial witnessed by senior scientists of DRDO and Indian Army personnel
- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh complimented DRDO, Indian Army, and Industry