India conducts first test flight of domestically developed missile that can carry multiple warheads
India tests new missile with multiple warheads amid strategic competition with China and ongoing development of missile systems.
- Bilawal Riaz
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India has conducted a successful test flight of a new domestically developed missile capable of carrying multiple warheads, as announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The missile is equipped with multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles and is part of India’s ongoing development of medium and long-range missile systems, particularly in response to strategic competition with China. This test follows the successful 2021 test of the Agni-5 intercontinental ballistic missile, which has a range of 5,000 kilometers and can target a significant portion of China. Additionally, India maintains the capability to strike neighboring Pakistan, with which it has a history of conflict since gaining independence in 1947.
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