It is the most powerful missile system in the world,” Vladimir Putin said after receiving confirmation that the missile had struck its designated target at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s Far East.

On a March morning in 2024, a long-range ballistic missile roared off its launcher on Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Island, a narrow spit of sand off the Odisha coast that India uses as its primary missile testing range.

Milestone missile test: India's Agni missile trial with MIRV tech achieved multiple target hits, marking a leap in strategic capabilities. Strategic implications: The technology strengthens India's second-strike deterrence and complicates adversaries ...

The latest Agni missile test highlighted India’s growing focus on long-range strategic deterrence, with officials confirming the system can deploy multiple warheads against different targets during a single mission.

India has successfully tested the advanced Agni 5 missile equipped with MIRV technology under Mission Divyastra, marking a massive leap in the country’s strategic strike capability. The test from Odisha showcased India’s ability to launch a single missile carrying multiple nuclear warheads capable of hitting different targets independently.

DRDO has achieved a significant milestone in its hypersonic missile programme with a successful long-duration test of an actively cooled full-scale scramjet combustor

Pakistan’s military said Thursday the navy successfully test-fired a new locally developed ship-launched anti-ship missile. In a statement, the military said the missile “accurately engaged its target with high speed at extended range” during a live firing exercise witnessed by Chief of the Naval Staff Adm.