DRDO, Indian Navy successfully test indigenous air-droppable container from P
The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have successfully conducted four in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ from a Boeing P-8I Poseidon aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 and March 1, 2026.
The ADC-150, designed and developed in India, is capable of delivering payloads of up to 150 kilograms. The system is intended to strengthen the Navy’s operational logistics capabilities, enabling rapid delivery of essential supplies such as equipment, critical stores and medical assistance to naval vessels deployed far from the coastline.
According to Ministry of Defence (MoD), the system will allow quick response to ships in distress or operating in deep-sea environments, where conventional supply routes may not be feasible.
The project was led by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory in Visakhapatnam, which served as the nodal laboratory for the development programme.
Key components of the system were developed by several DRDO laboratories. The parachute system was developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment in Agra, while the Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification in Bengaluru provided flight clearance and certification for the trials. Instrumentation support for the tests was provided by the Defence Research and Development Laboratory in Hyderabad.
The MoD said the ADC-150 system was developed and qualified within a short timeframe to meet the operational requirements of the Indian Navy. With the completion of all developmental flight trials, the system is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy in the near future.
