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A multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) is an exoatmospheric ballistic missile payload containing several warheads, each capable of being aimed to hit a different target. The concept is almost invariably associated with intercontinental ballistic missiles carrying thermonuclear warheads , even if not strictly being limited to ...
English: "MIRV: A Brief History of Minuteman and Multiple Reentry Vehicles" describes the history of the development of multiple independent reentry vehicles (MIRV) for the Minuteman ICBM. Date February 1976
Agni-VI is expected to have Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle as well as Maneuverable reentry vehicle (MaRV). [10] And these maneuverable warheads will give Agni VI an extended range exact figure of which is currently classified. [5] It will be taller than its predecessor Agni V, and was expected to be flight tested by 2017. [5]
The successful test of multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle (MIRV) technology on the indigenously developed Agni-V ICBM puts India in a club that includes the United States, Russia ...
Missiles include R-29R SLBMs, R-29RMU Sineva / R-29RMU2 Liner SLBMs with MIRV warheads and Bulava SLBMs with MIRV warheads. The United Kingdom's Royal Navy has four Vanguard -class SSBNs , each armed with 16 Trident II SLBMs with MIRV warheads for a total of 64 Trident II missiles and 225 nuclear warheads.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "MIRV capable missiles" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total ...
On 11 March 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated the successful completion of Mission Divyastra, the country's maiden flight test of the Agni-V missile using Multiple Independently Targetable Re-entry Vehicle (MIRV) technology, which was developed in-house. MIRV will make sure that a single missile is capable of deploying several ...
Unit cost: US$70,000,000 (equivalent to $194,571,949 in 2023): Specifications; Mass: 87,750 kg 193,460 lb [3]: Length: 21.8 m 72 ft [3]: Diameter: 2.34 m 7.7 ft [3]: Warhead: Up to 11 Avco Mk21 re-entry vehicles each carrying a 300 kt W87-0 warhead (though in practice, only 10 were carried); or 12 GE Mk12A re-entry vehicles each carrying a 335–350 kt W78 warhead (never deployed) [4] plus decoys