Visakhapatnam: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy collectively performed 4 profitable in-flight launch trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150′ from the P8I plane off the coast of Goa between Feb 21 and March 1, 2026, at completely different excessive launch situations.Indigenously designed and developed to ship 150 kg payload, the Air Droppable Container enhances the naval operational logistics capabilities for offering fast response to naval vessels beneath misery, needing important shops/tools, medical help at blue sea deployed removed from the coast.The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam is the nodal laboratory for the exercise. Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra has developed the parachute system and Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification, Bengaluru supplied the flight clearance and certification. Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad supplied the instrumentation help for the trials.To meet the requirement of the Indian Navy, the ADC-150 system for the P8I plane was developed and certified in a short while body. As all of the developmental flight trials have been accomplished efficiently, the system is anticipated to be inducted into the Indian Navy quickly.
