New Delhi: Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have successfully conducted four in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ from a Boeing P‑8I Poseidon aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 and March 1.

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The Air Droppable Container (ADC-150), designed to deliver a payload of up to 150 kg, has been indigenously developed to enhance naval operational logistics. The system will enable rapid delivery of critical supplies such as stores, equipment and medical aid to naval ships deployed in the open sea and located far from the coast.

According to an official statement, the trials were conducted under different extreme release conditions to validate the performance of the system.

The Naval Science and Technological Laboratory (NSTL), Visakhapatnam served as the nodal laboratory for the project. The parachute system was developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, while flight clearance and certification were provided by the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), Bengaluru. Instrumentation support for the trials was provided by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad.

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Developed to meet operational requirements of the Indian Navy, the ADC-150 system for the P-8I aircraft was designed and qualified within a short timeframe. With the successful completion of all developmental flight trials, the system is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy in the near future.

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