Reaffirming the vision of a 'free and open' Indo-Pacific after India tested the Agni-5 missile with MIRV technology, the United States said that it will continue to work as a partner with India and other countries in the region.
PM Modi, who witnessed the tri-service exercise 'Bharat Shakti' in Rajasthan's Pokhran on Tuesday, lauded the bravery of all three forces--the Army, Air Force and Navy.
Prime Minister while speaking at the Exercise Bharat Shakti in Pokhran said that the first successful flight test of an indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with MIRV technology which took place on Monday is a huge step towards Aatmanirbhar Bharat in the defence sector.
The Agni-5 missiles with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicle ( MIRV) technology would be able to hit at least three different targets spread over a large area.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday congratulated the scientists of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the maiden flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missile with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology.
Taking to the micro-blogging site X, the Prime Minister posted, "Proud of our DRDO scientists for Mission Divyastra, the first flight test of indigenously developed Agni-5 missiles with Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology."