DRDO & Indian Navy conduct in-flight release trials of indigenous Air Droppable Container

New Delhi, March 10 (TNA) Defence Research & 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 between February 21 and March 01, 2026, at different extreme release conditions.

Indigenously designed and developed to deliver a 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 sea, deployed far from the coast.

The Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, is the nodal laboratory for the activity. Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment, Agra, has developed the parachute system and Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification, Bengaluru, provided the flight clearance & certification. Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad, provided the instrumentation support for the trials.

To meet the requirements 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.