• The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has successfully test fired the SAAW (Smart Anti Airfield Weapon) from Hawk aircraft off the coast of Odisha. 
• SAAW was developed by Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO). 
• SAAW is the first smart weapon fired from an Indian Hawk-Mk132.
• SAAW is a long-range precision guided anti-airfield weapon. The weapon is capable of engaging ground targets with precision up to a range of hundred kilo metres.
• Basically, SAAW is a bomb. It is designed to destroy targets such as bunkers, runways, reinforced structures and aircraft hangers.
• The SAAW project was approved by Government of India in 2013.
• So far, eight successful tests of SAW have been conducted.
• In 2020, the Government of India approved SAAW project for Indian Navy and Indian Air Force.

Hawk aircraft

• It is a tandem seat aircraft developed by HAL. The aircraft has an integrated attack system and radio and inertial navigation system. It is spin resistant.