The Defence Research and Development Organisation successfully conducted the first flight test of the Integrated Air Defence Weapon System (IADWS) off the Odisha coast (A 485-kilometer stretch of shoreline along the Bay of Bengal) at around 12:30 pm on Sunday. This is another step towards developing a nationwide security shield from multi-domain enemy attacks under Mission Sudarshan Chakra by 2035.
The IADWS is a multi-layered air defence system comprising all indigenous Quick Reaction Surface-to-Air Missiles (QRSAM), Advanced Very Short Range Air Defence System (VSHORADs) missiles and a high-power laser-based directed energy weapon (DEW), the Defence Ministry said in a statement.
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