A three-stage, solid-fuelled missile developed by the DRDO, Agni-V can deliver a nuclear warhead across more than 5,000 kilometres. Canisterised launch lets it be stored sealed and fired at short notice from road-mobile launchers, dramatically improving survivability and readiness.
Recent tests have demonstrated MIRV capability under Mission Divyastra — multiple independently targetable warheads on a single missile — a milestone reached by only a handful of states.