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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Agni-V is India's indigenously developed, three-stage, solid-fuelled, nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a range exceeding 5,000 kilometres.
- Is the Agni-V technically an intercontinental ballistic missile?
- What is the significance of the 2024 Mission Divyastra test?
- How does the Agni-V fit into India's nuclear triad?
- Who controls the launch of the Agni-V?

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## Timeline

1. 11 March 2024

   A decisive maturation came on , when DRDO announced Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of an Agni-V equipped with Multiple Independently targetable Re-…

2. 19 April 2012

   The Agni-V's test campaign began with its maiden flight on from Wheeler Island (now A.P.J.

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On 11 March 2024, DRDO conducted Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of the Agni-V equipped with MIRV technology from A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha, an achievement the Prime Minister publicly congratulated.

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