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Maiden Flight Trial of SAHAYAK-NG, Air Droppable Container
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Defence & Security
In news
- Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with Indian Navy conducted the successful maiden test trial of ‘SAHAYAK-NG’ off the coast of Goa.
- It is India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft (Indian Navy)
Key takeaways
- The trial was conducted by Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2000 km from the coast.
- It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores.
- SAHAYAK-NG is an advanced version of SAHAYAK Mk I.
- The newly developed GPS aided air dropped container is having the capability to carry a payload that weighs upto 50 kg and can be dropped from heavy aircraft.
