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What components constitute the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADW

Q: Answer-What components constitute the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) whose maiden flight-test...

The IADWS maiden flight-tests by DRDO off the Odisha coast on 23 August 2025 demonstrated an indigenous multi-layered air-defence system that integrates QRSAM, VSHORADS missiles, and a high-power laser-based Directed Energy Weapon DEW, all controlled via a Centralised Command Control Centre developed by the Defence RD Laboratory. Supporting componentsmissiles, radars, communication and detection systemsperformed successfully during tests. The demonstration validates layered interception capabilities for defending key assets against diverse aerial threats and signifies progress in indigenous air-defence technologies.

S whose maiden flight-tests were conducted by DRDO on 23 August 2025?

A Naval guns and anti-ship missiles only

B QRSAM (Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missile), VSHORADS missiles, and a high-power laser-based Directed Energy Weapon (DEW) integrated under a Centralised Command & Control Centre

C Only short-range SAMs and conventional radar arrays without DEW

D Hypersonic interceptors and orbital lasers controlled from space

E Civilian airspace management software and commercial radars

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