Indian Air Force tests Type V Heavy Drop System from cargo aircraft

Type V Heavy Drop System, designed and developed by DRDO, capable of carrying up to 20-tonne of cargo via parachute in inaccessible places.

Indian Air Force recently successfully tested the “Type V Heavy Drop System” from a cargo aircraft. With the help of this system, arms, equipments, ammunition weighing up to 20 tonne can be easily transported and dropped with the help of parachute in the battlefield or at inaccessible places including high altitudes.

Type V Heavy Drop System has been designed and developed at Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra (DRDO). The testing was jointly completed by Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Indian armed forces users and Airbornics Defence & Space Pvt. Ltd. (Defence Division of JCBL).

Type V Heavy Drop System can be used for C-17, C-130 and other C-series aircraft. It has a platform and a special multistage parachute system. It consists of eight main canopies, three extractor parachutes, one drogue parachute and electrical, electronic, mechanical systems & other latching accessories. The platform of this system is made of a special aluminum metal.

Preparations have been completed for the induction of “Type V Heavy Drop System” into the Indian armed forces, an official statement said.