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All You Should Know About The Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon Handed Over To IAF By Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Snapshot Today, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over the indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon and a counter-drone system developed by the DRDO to the Indian Air Force. While the development of the weapon began sometime around 2012-13, the first test was carried out in 2016. Earlier today (14 December), Defence Minister Rajnath Singh handed over the indigenously developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW), an air-launched smart glide bomb, to the Indian Air Force (IAF). Developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), SAAW weighs 125 kilograms and can engage ground-based assets at enemy airfields, including radars, bunkers, taxi tracks and runways etc. up to a range of 100 kilometers. It gives the IAF stand-off capabilities against such enemy assets. SAAW is a high precision-guided bomb and is lighter than other weapons systems of the same class. While the development of the weapon began sometime around 2012-13, the first test was carried out in 2016. It has been successfully test-fired from a Jaguar aircraft of the IADF in the past. It had been tested from a Hawk-I advanced trainer of the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). In September 2020, the Defence Acquisition Council headed by Defence Minister Singh had approved the purchase of this weapon for the IAF and the Indian Navy at an approximate cost of Rs 920 crore. The weapon is being integrated on the IAF's Jaguar and Su-30 MKI fighters and the Indian Navy's MiG-29K jets. SAAW has already been tested with indigenous electro-optical sensor technology that significantly improves its accuracy. The electro-optical configuration of the system is equipped with an imaging infra-red seeker that exponentially enhances terminal accuracy. In 2017, the then chief of the DRDO, Dr S Christopher, said that the weapon has higher precision and is much cheaper than missiles. "So far the bombs we have don't have precision, so they go by wind condition, weather condition... When you are fighting the enemy, you can't keep trying hundred times, once you have fired he will know where you are," he said, adding, "As the weather and wind conditions change, it is always possible for the bomb to go elsewhere. In this bomb, the guidance system will correct its course and go and land at the same place." "This is a sort of guided bomb and it will be much much cheaper than a missile or rocket, the reason being that it is not having a propulsion, it is making use of the aircraft's propulsion. It can go and land in a place we want," TheWeek quoted Dr Christopher as saying. Apart from SAAW, the Defence Minister also handed over to the IAF a counter-drone system developed by the DRDO. The system is designed to detect, deter, and destroy enemy drones. The radar part of the counter-drone system has a range of 4 to 6 kilometres. The development comes after the Air Force Station in Jammu, located around 14 km from the border with Pakistan, was targeted in the wee hours of 27 June by terrorists using drones. An Appeal... Dear Reader, As you are no doubt aware, Swarajya is a media product that is directly dependent on support from its readers in the form of subscriptions. We do not have the muscle and backing of a large media conglomerate nor are we playing for the large advertisement sweep-stake. Our business model is you and your subscription. And in challenging times like these, we need your support now more than ever. We deliver over 10 - 15 high quality articles with expert insights and views. From 7AM in the morning to 10PM late night we operate to ensure you, the reader, get to see what is just right. Becoming a Patron or a subscriber for as little as Rs 1200/year is the best way you can support our efforts.
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भारतले स्वदेशमा निर्मित हेलिकप्टरको नाम राख्यो प्रचण्ड काठमान्डौ – भारतले हालै निर्माण गरेको हलुका लडाकु हेलिकप्टरको नाम ‘प्रचण्ड’ राखेको छ। उक्त हेलिकोप्टरलाई सोमबार भारतीय वायु सेनामा सामेल गरिएको छ । सरकारी संस्थान हिन्दुस्तान एयरोनोटिक्स लिमिटेड (एचएएल)ले निर्माण गरेको हेलिकप्टरमा ४५% सामान स्वदेशकै प्रयोग गरिएको बताइएको छ। दुई इन्जिनयुक्त लाइट कम्ब्याट हेलिकोप्टर (एलसीएच) को नाम ‘प्रचण्ड’ राखिएको हो । उक्त हेलिकोप्टरलाई सोमबार औपचारिक रुपमा जोधपुर वायु सेना स्टेशनस्थित १४३ हेलिकोप्टर युनिट ‘धनुष’मा सामेल गरिएको बीबीसी हिन्दीलगायतका मिडियाहरूले लेखेका छन् । भारतीय वायु सेनाका अध्यक्ष एयर चिफ मार्शल विवेक राम चौधरीले उक्त हेलिकोप्टर अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय स्तरमा उपलब्ध लडाकु हेलिकोप्टर सरह रहेको बताएका छन् । भारतीय रक्षामन्त्री राजनाथ सिंहले प्रचण्ड हेलिकोप्टरले स्थल र वायु सेना दुबैको आवश्यकता पूर्ति गर्ने बताएका छन् । उक्त हेलिकोप्टरको भिडियो ट्वीटरमा सेयर गर्दै रक्षामन्त्री सिंहले लेखेका छन् ‘नाम हो प्रचण्ड ।