India will soon enter the elite club of nations having the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) capability with the Agni-5 getting ready for its first test launch next month. DRDO Chief V K Saraswat said in New Delhi yesterday the agency is in the final stages of integration of the missile and its components taking place in a DRDO lab in Hyderabad. He said the equipment required to study the flight of the missile and its accuracy are being put in place.

Saraswat while talking to reporters earlier this month had said that all the development and industry partners participating in the programme will be present during the first test flight of the missile to witness the test launch.