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MoD signed ₹810.79 crore contract with BDL for 160 SAT-SAAW glide bombs for IAF
New Delhi, Delhi23 Sept 2026
India’s Ministry of Defence signed a ₹810.79-crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited to procure 160 Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force, under the Buy (Indian-IDDM) category. Deliveries are scheduled between 2027-28 and 2028-29, and the system is described as having 60% indigenous content and having been designed and developed by DRDO.
Why it matters
The procurement is intended to add stand-off precision strike capability for air-to-ground attacks (including against airfields) using aircraft such as Jaguar, Hawk and Su-30MKI.
Ministry of Defence (India)Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL)Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)Indian Air Force