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.
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ANI | Updated: Jan 21, 2021 21:50 IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 21 (ANI): The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) successfully test-fired a Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW) from the Hawk-i aircraft off the coast of Odisha on Thursday.
As per a statement from HAL, the indigenous stand-off weapon developed by Research Centre Imarat (RCI), Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132.
The SAAW is a precision strike weapon of the 125-kilogram category used to attack and destroy enemy airfield assets such as radars, bunkers, taxi tracks, runways within a range of 100 km.
HAL test pilots Wing Commanders (Retd) P Awasthi and (Retd) M Patel flew the aircraft and executed the weapon release in a textbook manner. All mission objectives were met.