The Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have conducted a successful trial of an air droppable container with a payload capability of 150 kg. The container was dropped from an IL 38SD aircraft off the coast of Goa on April 27.
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 km from the coast.
Three DRDO laboratories were involved in the development of the container, and the flight clearance certification was given by Regional Centre for Military Airworthiness (RCMA), Kanpur.