New Delhi, Mar 10 (UNI) Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy jointly conducted four successful in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ from the P8I aircraft off the coast of Goa.
The trials were conducted between February 21 to March 1at different extreme release conditions. Indigenously designed and developed to deliver 150 kg payload, the Air Droppable Container enhances the naval operational logistics capabilities for providing quick response to naval vessels under distress, needing critical stores/equipment, medical assistance etc. at blue sea deployed far from the coast.
The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam is the nodal laboratory for the activity. Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra has developed the parachute system and Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, Bengaluru provided the flight clearance and certification. Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad provided the instrumentation support for the trials.
To meet the requirement of the Indian Navy, the ADC-150 system for the P8I aircraft was developed and qualified in a short timeframe. As all the developmental flight trials have been completed successfully, the system is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy soon, according to a Defence Ministry statement.
