India Successfully Flight-Tests Advanced Agni Missile With MIRV Technology From Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island Off Odisha Coast
DRDO successfully tested an advanced Agni missile with MIRV technology on 8 May 2026 from Odisha’s Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island. The missile deployed multiple warheads that accurately hit separate targets in the Indian Ocean Region. The test strengthens India’s strategic deterrence and confirms its capability to operate indigenous MIRV-equipped ballistic missile systems.
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully flight-tested an advanced Agni missile equipped with Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology on 8 May 2026 from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The missile carried multiple payloads that accurately struck different targets spread across a vast area in the Indian Ocean Region. This test validates India's capability to deploy several warheads from a single missile to engage separate targets simultaneously. The successful trial strengthens India's strategic deterrence and marks a significant milestone in its indigenous missile development programme. It places India among a select group of nations with operational MIRV-equipped ballistic missiles. Official confirmation and further technical details were shared by DRDO on 9 May 2026. India Successfully Conducts Long-Range Missile Test and Maiden Flight of TARA Glide Weapon Off Odisha Coast (Watch Video).
India Tests Agni MIRV Missile Off Odisha Coast
Advanced Agni missile with MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-Entry Vehicle) system was successfully tested from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, Odisha on 08th May 2026.
The missile was flight tested with Multiple payloads, targeted to different targets spatially distributed… pic.twitter.com/W7ufT7pwbt
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) May 9, 2026
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