C-17 aircraft: As part of a joint demonstration of seamless operational collaboration, an Indian Air Force C-17 transport aircraft airdropped a locally produced heavy platform with a maximum load capacity of over 22 tons.
Enhancement of Combat Capability: Strategic Airborne Delivery of BMP from C-17. A C-17 aircraft of the IAF, along with the Indian Army and ADRDE, expertly airdropped an Indian Army BMP mounted over an indigenous platform of ADRDE at a drop zone in the western sector on Thursday, the IAF posted on X. This was a collaborative demonstration of seamless operational teamwork.
“This remarkable feat demonstrated the operational prowess of IAF’s air mobility fleet and proved the capability and reliability of domestically developed platforms,” they stated.
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One of the top defence research facilities is the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE).
The Indian Air Force successfully tested an air-launched ballistic missile that could strike targets at a distance of more than 250 kilometres earlier, marking a significant advancement in capability.
Senior sources in the national security establishment told ANI that the missile was successfully test-fired by a Su-30MKI fighter jet last week at a test range on the island’s territory in the Andamans.
The Indian Air Force tested the Israeli-made Crystal Maze 2 air-launched ballistic missile in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, also known as ROCKS.
