Type-V Heavy Drop System showcased at North Tech Symposium in Jammu

A "-V Heavy Drop System" in which a parachute is used to drop from an aircraft arms, ammunition and equipment weighing up to 20 tons in a battlefield or an inaccessible high-altitude area was showcased at North Tech Symposium here on Monday.

Designed and developed at Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), system was successfully tested from a cargo aircraft by Indian Air Force (IAF) recently, officials said.

With help of this system, arms, equipment and ammunition weighing up to 20 tons can be easily transported and dropped with help of parachute in battlefield or inaccessible high-altitude areas, y said.

Being manufactured with 100 per cent indigenous resources, IAF users have declared it a major success under "make in India".

Officials said testing was jointly completed by Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, armed forces and Airbornics Defence and Space Private Limited (defence division of JCBL).

" system can be used for C-17, C-130 and or C-series aircraft. It has a platform and a special multi-stage parachute system," an official said.

It consists of eight main canopies, three extractor parachutes, one drogue parachute and electrical, electronic, mechanical systems and or latching accessories. platform of this system is me of a special aluminum metal, y said.

Preparations have been completed for induction of this system into armed forces, he ded.

It is being manufactured by Airbornics Defence and Space Private Limited.

SPL is involved in R&D activities with aerial delivery research and development establishment, Agra (DRDO) since 2018 for development of such systems for needs of armed forces, officials said.

three-day North Tech Symposium, organised by Army, began on Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus on outskirts of Jammu on Monday.

A large number of companies and start-ups are showcasing ir military equipment at symposium, which facilitates a structured approach to product evaluation, prioritisation, and acquisition while contributing actionable inputs for procurement plans.