DRDO & Indian Navy conducts successful maiden test trial of Air Droppable Container -150 in Goa

DRDO & Indian Navy conducts successful maiden test trial of Air Droppable Container -150 in Goa

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Category : Defense Published on: May 04 2023

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Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘Air Droppable Container -150 (ADC) from IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa.
ADC-150’ is an indigenously designed and developed Air Droppable Container with 150 kg payload capacity.
The container was dropped from an IL 38SD aircraft, according to the Defence Ministry.
The trial was conducted to enhance the naval operational logistics capabilities by providing quick response to meet the requirement of critical engineering stores to ships, which are deployed more than 2,000 kms from the coast.
Three DRDO laboratories, Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam; Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra and Aeronautical Development Establishment (ADE), Bengaluru have been involved in the development of ADC-150 container.

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