Maiden Flight Trial of SAHAYAK-NG, Air Droppable Container

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.