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Defence Ministry signs Rs 811 crore deal for Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons
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Defence Ministry signs Rs 811 crore deal for Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons
The Defence Ministry signed a Rs 811 crore deal with Bharat Dynamics Limited for 160 DRDO-developed Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons for the IAF.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
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The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth Rs 811 crore with Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL) for 160 Smart Anti-Airfield Weapons (SAAW) for the Indian Air Force.
SAAW is a precision-guided glide bomb developed indigenously by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), designed to strike hardened airfield targets such as runways and bunkers.
The deal reinforces India's push for indigenous defence manufacturing under the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- SAAW
- DRDO
- Bharat Dynamics Limited
- Atmanirbhar Bharat
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Prelims
- SAAW, DRDO, Bharat Dynamics Limited, Atmanirbhar Bharat
Mains
Use as an example in GA answers (GS Paper III - Defence and Security: Indigenous Defence Production).
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Answer before you reveal
The Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon (SAAW), for which the Defence Ministry recently signed a Rs 811 crore procurement deal, has been indigenously developed by which organisation?
- Hindustan Aeronautics Limited
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Indian Space Research Organisation
- Bharat Electronics Limited
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Answer: B — Defence Research and Development Organisation is correct: DRDO indigenously developed the Smart Anti-Airfield Weapon, and the Defence Ministry signed a Rs 811 crore contract with Bharat Dynamics Limited to supply 160 units to the Indian Air Force.
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