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      Question

      What components constitute the Integrated Air Defence

      Weapon System (IADWS) whose maiden flight-tests were conducted by DRDO on 23 August 2025?
      A Naval guns and anti-ship missiles only Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      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 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Only short-range SAMs and conventional radar arrays without DEW Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Hypersonic interceptors and orbital lasers controlled from space Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E Civilian airspace management software and commercial radars Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      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 R&D Laboratory. Supporting components—missiles, radars, communication and detection systems—performed 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.

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