The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), along with the Indian Navy, conducted the successful maiden test trial of SAHAYAK-NG, India’s first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft (Indian Navy) off the coast of Goa.
The trial was conducted by the Indian Navy to enhance its operational logistics capabilities and provide critical engineering stores to ships that are deployed more than 2,000 km from the coast.
Two DRDO laboratories – the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam and the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra — were involved in the development of the SAHAYAK-NG container along with the industry partner Avantel for GPS integration.
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 up to 50 kg and can be dropped from heavy aircraft.