Indian Air Force Tests Type V Heavy Drop System Designed & Developed By DRDO. The Type V Heavy Drop System is capable of carrying up to 20 Ton of cargo via parachute in inaccessible places.
Science and Technology
As India received its first C-295 transport aircraft on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force successfully tested the Type V Heavy Drop System from a cargo aircraft. According to a source in the IAF, the system will help transport arms, equipment, and ammunition weighing up to 20 ton easily and can be dropped with the help of parachute in the battlefield or at inaccessible places including high altitudes. Being manufactured with 100 per cent indigenous resources, the IAF has declared it a major success under Make in India initiative. Officials said that the Type V Heavy Drop System has been designed and developed at Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra (DRDO).
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