For the first time, India managed to use mobile launchers to fire long-range missiles, potential carriers of nuclear warheads, deep into Chinese territory.
It was the third test of "agni V" rockets, but the first in which the rockets were launched from the so-called "canister" on the truck, instead of from the concrete launch pad used during previous tests, reports AFP.
Mobile launchers allow the Indian military to have greater operational flexibility.
Yesterday's testing was done on an island in the eastern Indian state of Orissa.
The Indian-made Agni V missile was tested for the first time in April 2012, and according to experts, it has a range to reach any target on Chinese territory, including military installations in the far northeast of China.
With this missile, the big gap that existed between the Indian and Chinese missile systems is reduced at least a little.
India and China, each with a population of over a billion, are in a rivalry, with a legacy of mistrust following a brief but bloody border war in 1962.
India is the largest arms importer in the world, and a $100 billion program to improve its security is underway.
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, points out that this country must develop its military power to the extent that "no other country dares to even look at it badly."
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