New Delhi: A big day for India's missile program. The country is getting ready to test fly its first Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) called Agni-V. A nuclear tipped three-stage missile - designed and developed by India's Defence Research And Development Organisation (DRDO) scientists - is scheduled to be launched today off the Orissa Coast in Wheeler Island from a mobile launcher at 7 pm.Here are the top 10 facts on the missile: 1). India will break into the exclusive ICBM club of six countries including the United States, Russia, United Kingdom, China and France once the 50-tonne Agni-V is ready for induction by 2014-2015.
2). The Agni series of missiles, including Agni-V, is crucial for India's defence vis-a-vis China since Beijing has upped the ante in recent times by deploying missiles in Tibet Autonomous Region bordering India.
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