Hindustan Aeronatics Test-Fires First Anti-Airfield Weapon From Hawk-I Aircraft
The indigenous stand-off weapon is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132 @HALHQBLR/Twitter Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-21T18:35:10+05:30 Hindustan Aeronatics Test-Fires First Anti-Airfield Weapon From Hawk-I Aircraft outlookindia.com 2021-01-21T21:16:11+05:30
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Thursday successfully test-fired the indigenous Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft, the state-owned company said in a statement.
The test launch happened off the coast of Odisha. The aircraft was operated by HAL test pilots Wing Commander (Retd) P Awasthi and Wg Cdr (Retd) M Patel who executed the weapon released in a textbook manner , successfully meeting all mission objectives.