Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has also succeeded in carrying out the first flight of the first test of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System
(IADWS) in the Odisha coast on August 23, 2025, at around 12.30 pm. IADWS is an interlayered native air defence barrier featuring Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missiles (QRSAM), Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADS) missiles and a high-power laser-powered Directed Energy Weapon (DEW). These systems are successfully linked by a Central Command […]