DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon

DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon
TypePrecision-guided Anti-Airfield glide bomb
Place of originIndia
Production history
DesignerResearch Centre Imarat (DRDO)
ManufacturerHindustan Aeronautics Limited[1]
Produced2020
Specifications
Mass125 kg (276 lb)
WarheadHigh explosives[2]
Warhead weight80Kg[3]
Operational
range
100 km
Guidance
system
Mid-course: Inertial navigation system with GPS/NavIC satellite guidance
Terminal: Imaging infrared homing
Launch
platform

The DRDO Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) is a long-range precision-guided anti-airfield weapon developed by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). It is designed to be capable of engaging ground targets with high precision up to a range of 100 kilometres (62 mi).

The SAAW project was approved by the Government of India in 2013. The first successful test of the weapon was conducted in May 2016. Another successful test was conducted in November of the following year. This was followed by a series of three successful tests in December 2017.

Between 16 and 18 August 2018, three successful tests were conducted, which brought the total number of tests to eight.

In September 2020, the SAAW was approved for procurement by the Indian Government for the Navy and the Air Force.[5]

  1. ^ "Developing Any Kind Of Missile Is Not Much Of An Issue For DRDO Anymore: Satheesh Reddy". Delhi Defence Review. 9 February 2021.
  2. ^ Warhead Technologies, DRDO. "Warhead Technology" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ Warhead Technologies, DRDO. "Warhead Technology" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Successful Flight Test of Smart Anti Airfield Weapon". PIB India. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Defence Acquisition Council headed by Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh accords approval for various arms and equipment worth Rs. 2,290 crore". Ministry of Defence. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.