DRDO Successfully Tests Advanced High-Altitude Parachute in Maiden Live Jump at Ladakh

Key facts

• The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted the maiden live jump of its Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma in Ladakh.
• The jump was executed from 16,000 feet, with the parachute deployed at 15,500 feet and landing at 13,700 feet.
• The AHAP is an indigenous static-line system designed for mass deployment of paratroopers in high-altitude terrain.