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HAL successfully test-fires smart anti-airfield weapon from Hawk-i aircraft.

About:

• The indigenous stand-off weapon, developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation’s Research Centre Imarat (RCI), is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132

• The telemetry and tracking systems captured all the mission events confirming the success of the trials.

• The weapon is capable of engaging ground targets with precision up to a range of hundred-kilo metres.

• SAAW is a bomb. It is designed to destroy targets such as bunkers, runways, reinforced structures and aircraft hangers.

Hawk aircraft

It is a tandem-seat aircraft developed by HAL. The aircraft has an integrated attack system and radio and an inertial navigation system. It is spin resistant.

 

Source: Hindustan Times