{"id":69234,"date":"2025-10-16T13:06:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=69234"},"modified":"2025-10-16T13:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T07:36:04","slug":"military-combat-parachute-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/military-combat-parachute-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Combat Parachute System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Military Combat Parachute System Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully tested the Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at 32,000 feet altitude.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Military Combat Parachute System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is indigenously developed by the <\/span><b>Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Organizations involved:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has been designed by DRDO\u2019s Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra, and Defence Bioengineering and Electromedical Laboratory, Bengaluru.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Military Combat Parachute System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has successfully undergone a combat <\/span><b>freefall jump from an altitude of 32,000 feet.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>only parachute system <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently in operational use by the Indian Armed Forces <\/span><b>capable of deployment above 25,000 feet.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of several enhanced tactical features, including a <\/span><b>lower rate of descent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and superior steering capabilities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The system has <\/span><b>compatibility with Navigation with Indian Constellation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/navigation-with-indian-constellation-navic\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>NavIC<\/strong><\/a>),<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Significance of Military Combat Parachute System<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It enables paratroopers to <\/span><b>safely exit aircraft, deploy parachutes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at predetermined altitudes, navigate accurately, and land at designated zones.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also provides the <\/span><b>freedom of use against any adversary of our choice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and is not susceptible to interference\/denial of service by outside parties\/nations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has opened doors for <\/span><b>induction of Indigenous parachute systems<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will also <\/span><b>reduce dependency on other nations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for its serviceability during times of conflict and war.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=2179628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Military Combat Parachute System is indigenously developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). 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