Advanced High-Altitude Parachute

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Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the maiden live jump of the indigenously developed Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma (Mudh DZ) in Ladakh. 

About Advanced High-Altitude Parachute

• It is a static-line parachute system for the mass drop of paratroopers.
• Developed By: It has been designed and developed by DRDO’s Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra.
• The system has been manufactured by Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF), Kanpur and certified by the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification (CEMILAC), RCMA Kanpur.
• Features: The parachute offers multiple deployment modes and an operational altitude range of up to 18,000 feet, with a rate of descent suited to the tactical requirements of the Indian Defence Forces in high-altitude terrain.
• Static-line parachute jumps at such altitudes pose significant challenges due to high opening shock and rate of descent.

What is the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification?

• It is the certification agency of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).
• Function
  • Its primary function is the certification of military aircraft and airborne systems.
  • The Airworthiness function is implemented through the fourteen Regional Centres of Military Airworthiness (RCMAs) located across India.
  • CEMILAC along with RCMA with a specific core competence carries out airworthiness certification of military airborne products designed and developed by DRDO laboratories, other government agencies, ordnance factories, defence public sector units and private industries.

Source: PIB

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