India signs ₹811 crore contract for 160 glide bombs for air force
India’s Ministry of Defence has signed an ₹811 crore contract for 160 SAT-SAAW glide bombs for the Indian Air Force. The agreement was concluded in New Delhi under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category, with Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh present.
India’s Ministry of Defence has signed a contract worth ₹811 crore for the supply of 160 SAT-SAAW glide bombs to the Indian Air Force, The Hindu reports. The agreement was signed in New Delhi under the Buy (Indian-Indigenously Designed, Developed and Manufactured) category. That classification is identified in the supplied material, but the report does not provide further details about the procurement process or the company that will produce the weapons.
Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh was present when the contract was signed, according to the ministry’s account cited by The Hindu. The available information does not state the delivery schedule, the intended aircraft, the technical specifications of the bombs or the locations where they will be deployed. The contract covers 160 SAT-SAAW glide bombs, with the total value set at ₹811 crore.
No breakdown of the price per weapon or associated equipment is provided. The source also does not describe the operational role of the weapons, identify the competing bidders or give details of any manufacturing facilities. It does not include comments from the Indian Air Force or the contractor.
The reported agreement is therefore a defence procurement under India’s indigenous-design and manufacturing category. Further information about production, delivery and operational integration was not included in the supplied material.
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