New Delhi: India test-fired Agni-V missile with three MIRVs over a distance of over 3000 km though the range of the missile is 5000 km. The name of the missile is key to MIRV as the warhead separates in space and the missile re-enters the atmosphere resembling a fireball (Agni) due to friction at a speed of some six kilometres per second.
Each warhead comes down at different speeds and hits the ground with some 200 kilometres separating the point of impact. The key to MIRV is re-entry as this is a critical phase as the warhead may disintegrate if it is not made of carbon composites.
With India already having test-fired the 3700 km range K-4 submarine-launched ballistic missile, the successful test of Agni-V reveals that India’s nuclear missile arsenal is ready to deter any adversary and work is already on to develop the Agni-P generation of versatile missiles.
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