DRDO smart anti-airfield weapon test successful
DRDO said in a press release that the captive and release trials were tracked by Radar and Telemetry ground stations at the Integrated Test Range during the entire duration of the flight.
The Defence and Research Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight tested the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from a Jaguar fighter jet capable of hitting ground targets within a range of 100 km.
This is the second time in the last seven months when such a test has been successful. The first test was done in May 2016 in Bengaluru; this one took place at Chandipur off the Odisha coast on Friday. SAAW is an indigenously designed and developed 120-kg smart weapon, developed by DRDO. It is considered a world class weapon system that can be launched from a Jaguar and a Sukhoi aircraft. It can be effectively used to target enemy bunkers and runways with precision hitting.
DRDO said in a press release that the captive and release trials were tracked by Radar and Telemetry ground stations at the Integrated Test Range during the entire duration of the flight.
The performance of all systems was satisfactory with all the mission objectives achieved.
“Secretary, Department of Defence (R&D) and Chairman, DRDO, Dr S Christopher, congratulated DRDO and the IAF teams for the successful mission.
Scientific Advisor to RM and DG (Missile and Strategic Systems), DRDO, Dr G Satheesh Reddy, lauded the scientific community of the DRDO for their efforts towards the design.