India Tests Mission Divyastra, PM Modi Praises Scientists

India today tested Mission Divyastra - which will ensure that a single missile can deploy multiple war heads at different locations - tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday evening.

Mission Divyastra is the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology

With the test of Mission Divyastra, India has joined the select group of nations who have MIRV capability.