{"id":372518,"date":"2026-09-24T16:25:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=372518"},"modified":"2026-09-24T16:25:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T10:55:18","slug":"satellite-smart-anti-airfield-weapons-sat-saaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/satellite-smart-anti-airfield-weapons-sat-saaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\">\n<p><strong>News:<\/strong> The Ministry of Defence signed a \u20b9810.79 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited for 160 SAT-SAAW for the Indian Air Force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"red-h2-box\">About Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_372523\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-372523\" style=\"width: 368px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-372523\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-BDL.jpg?resize=368%2C196&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW)\" width=\"368\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-BDL.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-BDL.jpg?resize=768%2C410&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Source-BDL.jpg?w=962&amp;ssl=1 962w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-372523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; BDL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SAT-SAAW<\/strong> is an <strong>air-to-ground precision-guided glide bomb.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is designed to neutralise enemy airfields <strong>from a long stand-off range.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> The system was indigenously designed and developed by the <strong>Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features of SAT-SAAW:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Precision Guidance:<\/strong> SAAW uses <strong>inertial navigation and signals<\/strong> from <strong>satellite systems such as GPS and GLONASS<\/strong> for guidance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Range and Weight:<\/strong> It is a <strong>125-kilograms class weapon<\/strong> with an effective <strong>range of up to 110 km.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Target Capability:<\/strong> It <strong>can target<\/strong> critical airfield infrastructure, including <strong>runways, bunkers, aircraft hangars and hardened aircraft shelters.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aircraft Compatibility:<\/strong> It can be <strong>launched from Su-30 MKI, Hawk and Jaguar aircraft.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Indigenous Content:<\/strong> The system <strong>will have 60% indigenous content<\/strong>, including the <strong>indigenisation of the Initial Measurement Unit, Long Impact Delay Fuse and Twin Store Carrier.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: The Ministry of Defence signed a \u20b9810.79 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited for 160 SAT-SAAW for the Indian Air Force. About Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) SAT-SAAW is an air-to-ground precision-guided glide bomb. It is designed to neutralise enemy airfields from a long stand-off range. Developed by: The system was indigenously designed and&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/satellite-smart-anti-airfield-weapons-sat-saaw\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,11959,1738,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-372518","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-defence","category-science-and-technology-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372518"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372518\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372518"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372518"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}