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BDL Secures ‘811 Crore MoD Deal for Anti-Airfield Weapons for IAF
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CNBC TV18•23-09-2026, 17:14
BDL Secures ‘811 Crore MoD Deal for Anti-Airfield Weapons for IAF
- •Bharat Dynamics Ltd (BDL) signed an ‘810.79 crore contract with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for 160 Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAT-SAAW) and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force (IAF).
- •The contract falls under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, boosting indigenous defence manufacturing.
- •SAT-SAAW is an air-to-ground precision-guided glide bomb, designed by DRDO, capable of engaging enemy airfields from a long stand-off range and will have 60% indigenous content.
- •Deliveries are scheduled for 2027-28 and 2028-29, enhancing IAF's operational capabilities and India's defence preparedness.
- •This deal adds to BDL's growing order pipeline, following a significant improvement in financial performance and other recent defence contracts.
Key Questions Answered
The Ministry of Defence signed a contract worth ₹810.79 crore with Bharat Dynamics Ltd for 160 Satellite Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons and associated equipment for the Indian Air Force.
The SAT-SAAW is an air-to-ground precision-guided glide bomb designed to be launched from platforms such as the Jaguar, Hawk, and Su-30 MKI.
The deliveries for the SAT-SAAW contract are scheduled to take place across the years 2027-28 and 2028-29.
