{"id":8970,"date":"2026-05-12T16:31:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/?p=8970"},"modified":"2026-05-12T16:38:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:38:16","slug":"india-launches-mirv-capable-agni-v-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/india-launches-mirv-capable-agni-v-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u00a0Launches MIRV-Capable\u00a0Agni-V\u00a0Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8970\" class=\"elementor elementor-8970\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c7c3eca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c7c3eca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8d7b24 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8d7b24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Flag_of_India.svg_-scaled-rnc6oscae4ck26gp2iii2sb3pxt3agkw838rce3bf0.png\" title=\"Flag_of_India.svg\" alt=\"Flag_of_India.svg\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-423e58d\" data-id=\"423e58d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c266730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c266730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>8 May 2026<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce721c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce721c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9971202\" data-id=\"9971202\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a96a9e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a96a9e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India\u2019s ministry of Defence confirmed on May 10 that the country had successfully conducted a flight test of an advanced Agni missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) capability from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast on May 8. MIRV technology allows a single ballistic missile to carry and deploy multiple nuclear warheads toward different targets while improving its ability to evade missile defence systems. According to the ministry, the missile was tested with multiple payloads aimed at targets distributed across a large geographical area in the Indian Ocean Region, and flight data confirmed that all mission objectives were met.<a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/articleshow\/130982862.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile tested was reportedly an advanced MIRV-capable iteration of the Agni-V. Also referred to as \u201cMission Divyastra,\u201d this launch marked the second known test after an earlier launch in March 2024. The nuclear-capable Agni-5 has an officially declared strike range of more than 5,000 kilometres, placing targets deep in Asia, including China, as well as parts of Europe and Africa within reach. The Agni missile family consists of solid-propelled ballistic missiles ranging from short-range systems to intercontinental ballistic missiles.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the regional level, several countries have developed or tested MIRV-capable ballistic missiles. China has deployed the DF-5B and DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missiles with confirmed MIRV capability, while North Korea has tested the Hwasong-15 and Hwasong-18 ICBMs, reportedly with multiple warhead potential, although technical details remain limited. In North Korea\u2019s case, MIRV ambitions remain largely aspirational, though technical cooperation with Russia could support future development.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/asia-s-escalating-missile-race\"><strong>2<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With regard to Pakistan, the Ababeel is described as the country\u2019s most advanced ballistic systems, but its technological maturity remains uncertain. The Ababeel is officially presented as MIRV-capable, intended to penetrate missile defenses and strengthen medium-range deterrence.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/online-analysis\/missile-dialogue-initiative\/2023\/10\/pakistan-missile-test-confirms-its-mirv-ambitions\/\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MIRV technology in the region, pursued by India, Pakistan, and North Korea, serves both political prestige and strategic objectives: it enhances second-strike potential, complicates adversaries\u2019 defense planning, and reinforces nuclear deterrence credibility. In India, MIRV-equipped Agni-V missiles provide a credible threat to multiple Chinese targets, while Pakistan\u2019s Ababeel aims to maintain regional deterrence parity.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.frstrategie.org\/web\/documents\/programmes\/observatoire-de-la-dissuasion\/bulletins\/2024\/120.pdf\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"applewebdata:\/\/D3D722C5-1B31-4C70-910D-6887D5E7B30B#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d86e3\" data-id=\"56d86e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79e0da1 elementor-widget 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width=\"194\">MIRV<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5400357 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5400357\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-487e1be\" data-id=\"487e1be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37a30aa elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"37a30aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce1387b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce1387b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3ce4cd\" data-id=\"b3ce4cd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80e2ace elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"80e2ace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nonproliferation.eu\/hcoc\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/Screenshot-2026-05-12-at-11.24.22-AM-rnc7l7ryi1fnj01wk82p22b9y1xirfy1vp7kwlyrhc.png\" title=\"Screenshot 2026-05-12 at 11.24.22\u202fAM\" alt=\"Screenshot 2026-05-12 at 11.24.22\u202fAM\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Credits: The Times of India<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54e7904 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54e7904\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ccebe30 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ccebe30\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-712fdca\" data-id=\"712fdca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6762c39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6762c39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/panda.substack.com\/p\/missiles-over-the-indian-ocean-7\"><strong>1<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a> Surendra Singh, <em>Test of advanced Agni missile with multiple warheads technology a success, <\/em>10 May 2026, <\/span><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/articleshow\/130982862.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst\">http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/articleshow\/130982862.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&amp;utm_medium=text&amp;utm_campaign=cppst<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/asia-s-escalating-missile-race\"><strong>2<\/strong> <\/a>Brendan Thomas Noone, <em>Asia&#8217;s escalating missile race, <\/em>25 January 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/asia-s-escalating-missile-race\">https:\/\/www.lowyinstitute.org\/the-interpreter\/asia-s-escalating-missile-race<\/a><\/span><b><\/b><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalmilitary.net\/fr\/missiles\/\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/a> Antoine Levesques, <em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118618960 BCX0\">Pakistan <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118618960 BCX0\">missile test <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118618960 BCX0\">confirms its <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118618960 BCX0\">MIRV<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118618960 BCX0\">ambitions, <\/span><\/em><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW118618960 BCX0\">7 November 2023, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/online-analysis\/missile-dialogue-initiative\/2023\/10\/pakistan-missile-test-confirms-its-mirv-ambitions\/\">https:\/\/www.iiss.org\/online-analysis\/missile-dialogue-initiative\/2023\/10\/pakistan-missile-test-confirms-its-mirv-ambitions\/<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.frstrategie.org\/web\/documents\/programmes\/observatoire-de-la-dissuasion\/bulletins\/2024\/120.pdf\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/a> Emmanuelle Maitre, Bulletin n\u00b0120, <em>Observatoire de la dissuasion<\/em>, FRS, May 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frstrategie.org\/web\/documents\/programmes\/observatoire-de-la-dissuasion\/bulletins\/2024\/120.pdf\">https:\/\/www.frstrategie.org\/web\/documents\/programmes\/observatoire-de-la-dissuasion\/bulletins\/2024\/120.pdf<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>India tested a MIRV-capable version of 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