New Delhi, July 17 -- The Ministry of Defence has successfully test-fired short-range ballistic missiles - Prithvi-II ans Agni-1 - from the Integrated Test Range off the Odisha coast in Chandipur on Thursday, July 17.

"Successful test-firing of Short-Range #BallisticMissile - #Prithvi-II and #Agni-1 - was carried out from the Integrated Test Range in #Chandipur, Odisha today," the mnistry said.

"All operational and technical parameters have been validated. The launches were conducted under the aegis of Strategic Forces Command."

While Agni-I was test fired form Abdul Kalam island, Prithivi-II was test fired after some time from Launch pad no-III of the ITR, Chandipur.

Earlier in the day, India had test fired indigenously developed Aka...