Cutting the tension, prime minister Narendra Modi on Mar 11, at around 5.35 p.m. announced that DRDO scientists successfully conducted the first flight test of an indigenously developed Agni-5 missile under Mission Divyastra.

As per PM’s tweet, the scientists tested Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.

“Proud of our DRDO scientists for Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology,” said Modi.