{"id":127887,"date":"2026-10-07T12:57:44","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=127887"},"modified":"2026-10-07T12:57:44","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T07:27:44","slug":"advanced-high-altitude-parachute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/advanced-high-altitude-parachute\/","title":{"rendered":"Advanced High-Altitude Parachute"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Advanced High-Altitude Parachute Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Advanced High-Altitude Parachute<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>static-line parachute system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for <\/span><b>the mass drop of paratroopers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Developed By:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been designed and developed by <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/defence-research-and-development-organisation-drdo\/\" target=\"_blank\">DRDO<\/a>\u2019s Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system has been manufactured by <\/span><b>Ordnance Parachute Factory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (OPF), Kanpur and certified by the <\/span><b>Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (CEMILAC), RCMA Kanpur.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Features:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The parachute offers multiple deployment modes and an operational <\/span><b>altitude range of up to 18,000 feet,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a rate of descent suited to the tactical requirements of the Indian Defence Forces <\/span><b>in high-altitude terrain.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Static-line parachute jumps at such altitudes pose significant challenges due to high opening shock and rate of descent.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>certification agency of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Function<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its primary function is the <\/span><b>certification of military aircraft and airborne systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Airworthiness function is implemented through the <\/span><b>fourteen Regional Centres<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Military Airworthiness (RCMAs) located across India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CEMILAC along with RCMA with a specific core competence carries out airworthiness certification of <\/span><b>military airborne products<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designed and developed by DRDO laboratories, other government agencies, <\/span><b>ordnance factories, <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dhirendra-singh-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\">defence public sector<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> units and <\/span><b>private industries.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2319589&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advanced High-Altitude Parachute is a static-line parachute system for the mass drop of paratroopers. 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