The missile was fired from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of the eastern Indian state of Odisha in the Bay of Bengal, the ministry said in a statement.
"The Defense and Research Development Organization performed a successful flight test of the Agni P new generation ballistic missile," the statement said.
Telemetry, radar and electro-optical stations tracked and monitored the missile flight. The missile followed the textbook trajectory and met all mission objectives.
The Indian news media reported the Agni P medium-range ballistic missile is being developed by DRDO as a successor for Agni-1 and Agni-2 missiles.
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