The Defence and Research Development Organisation has successfully flight tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from an Indian Air Force aircraft.
DRDO also announced that the flight test was conducted at the integrated test range in Chandipur, Odisha.
It was flight tested on 24th Dec 2016.
SAAW is an indigenously designed and developed 120 kg, class smart weapon, developed by DRDO is capable of engaging ground targets with high precision up to a range of 100 kms.
This lightweight high precision guided bomb is one of the world class weapon systems.
The system is capable of engaging ground targets with high precision up to a range of 100 kms.
INR 56.58 crore SAAW project was sanctioned by the Union Government in September 2013.
Earlier in May 2016, the DRDO conducted the first test of the weapon system from Indian Air Force Jaguar DARIN-II aircraft in Bengaluru.
Know More About DRDO- Defence Research and Development Organisation: Agency of Republic of India.
- Headquarter: New Delhi
- Founded: 1958
- Annual Budget: INR 103 billion
- Number of Employees: 30,000
- Aircraft designed: Nishant, Lakhsya, Avatar.
