Ministry of Defence
Major boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’: MoD signs
Rs 811 crore contract with BDL for 160 Satellite
Smart Anti Airfield Weapons for IAF
Posted On: 23 SEP 2026 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
Ministry of Defence has inked a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the procurement of
160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) along with associated equipment for Indian Air
Force...
Ministry of Defence Major boost to ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’: MoD signs Rs 811 crore contract with BDL for 160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapons for IAF
Posted On: 23 SEP 2026 4:45PM by PIB Delhi Ministry of Defence has inked a contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for the procurement of 160 Satellite Smart Anti Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) along with associated equipment for Indian Air Force (IAF) with a total cost of Rs 810.79 crore under Buy (Indian - Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category. The contract was signed in the presence of Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh in New Delhi on September 23, 2026.
SAT-SAAW is an air-to-ground precision guided glide bomb which can be launched from platforms like Jaguar, Hawk & Su-30 MKI, and has the capability to neutralise enemy airfields from a long stand-off range. Indigenously designed and developed by DRDO, the system will have an indigenous content of 60% along with indigenisation of sub-systems like Initial Measurement Unit, Long Impact Delay Fuse and Twin Store Carrier to further boost Aatmanirbharta in defence.
The delivery of SAT-SAAW is scheduled between 2027-2028 and 2028-2029. Its induction would certainly enhance the operational capability of IAF to continue their unhindered operations and strengthen defence preparedness of the country.
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