This Indian 'Missile Bus' with 5800 km range can wreak havoc on enemy, destroy multiple targets at once, it is..., it can carry...
New Delhi: Agni V Ballistic Missile: India shares its border with Pakistan on one side and China on the other, so it is very important to strengthen the land, water and air defense system. After the Pahalgam attack, the ferocity and aggression with which India taught a lesson to the terrorists and Pakistan by launching Operation Sindoor, astonished the whole world. Defense experts have been surprised by the ferocity of the BrahMos cruise missile and the capability of the air defense system. The China-made air defense system could not even detect the Indian missiles. However, India did not use its most dangerous missile in this military operation. It is Agni-5 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) which has a range of 5800 km and is capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Agni-5 is also equipped with MIRV (multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle) technology. MIRV is also called a 'missile bus'. It is developed by DRDO. What is Missile Bus?
Now the question arises that why is MIRV technology called missile bus? Actually, MIRV is such a technology, through which many missiles can be fired from a single booster. These missiles can destroy different targets at the same time. This not only saves time, but there is also no need to fire missiles again and again. Its ferocity increases further when this missile is equipped with nuclear weapons. Its long striking range helps in striking targets at different locations at the same time.
The Agni-5 missile can easily dodge enemy's radar as well as air defense system.
America was the first country to deploy a missile using MIRV technology. It deployed the first missile equipped with MIRV technology, Minuteman-III (Minuteman III ICBM) in 1970. At that time, this missile was capable of carrying 3 warheads at a time. The very next year, in 1971, America deployed the Poseidon Missile with MIRV technology in a submarine. It was the first submarine launched ballistic missile (SLBM) equipped with MIRV technology. The Poseidon missile was capable of carrying 10 warheads at a time. After the USA, the former Soviet Union also developed indigenous MIRV technology in the 1970s. Now, Russia is said to be developing a missile equipped with MIRV that will be capable of carrying 16 warheads simultaneously.
India's MIRV system is equipped with indigenous avionics systems and high-accuracy sensor packages, which ensure that the re-entry vehicle hits the target point with complete accuracy. This capability is a symbol of India's growing technological power. Agni series missiles are the backbone of India's nuclear weapon delivery system and Agni V is the longest-range missile in India's arsenal. This means it can reach most parts of China, especially with a small warhead.
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