The Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy successfully conducted four in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container 'ADC-150' from a P8I aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 and March 01, 2026. The ADC-150 is designed to deliver a 150 kg payload and aims to enhance the Indian Navy's operational logistics capabilities by enabling quick response to distressed naval vessels far from the coast, by delivering critical stores, equipment, or medical assistance.
Key contributing laboratories involved in the development and trials include:
* The Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam, as the nodal laboratory.
* Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment, Agra, for the parachute system.
* Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification, Bengaluru, for flight clearance and certification.
* Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad, for instrumentation support.
The ADC-150 system was developed and qualified for the P8I aircraft in a short timeframe to meet the Indian Navy's requirements. With the completion of developmental flight trials, the system is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy soon. The release ID is 2237814, and the visitor counter was 1246. The release is also available in Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, and Telugu.
Key Entities Referenced
ADC-150: Indigenous Air Droppable Container designed to deliver 150 kg payload for naval logistics capabilities.
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO): Organization involved in the design and development of the ADC-150.
Indian Navy: The branch of the armed forces conducting trials and expected to induct the ADC-150.
P8I Aircraft: The aircraft from which the ADC-150 was released during the trials.
Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam: Nodal laboratory responsible for the ADC-150 activity.
Ministry of Defence
DRDO & Indian Navy conduct in-flight release
trials of indigenous Air Droppable Container
‘ADC-150’ from P8I Aircraft
Posted On: 10 MAR 2026 7:22PM by PIB Delhi
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy jointly conducted four
successful in-flight release trials of the indigenous Air Droppable Container ‘ADC-150’ from the P8I
aircraft off the coast of Goa between February 21 to March 01, 2026, at different extreme release
conditions. Indigenously designed and developed to deliver 150 kg payload, the Air Droppable Container
enhances the naval operational logistics capabilities for providing quick response to naval vessels under
distress, needing critical stores/equipment, medical assistance etc. at blue sea deployed far from the coast.
The Naval Science & Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam is the nodal laboratory for the activity.
Aerial Delivery Research & Development Establishment, Agra has developed the parachute system and
Centre for Military Airworthiness & Certification, Bengaluru provided the flight clearance & certification.
Defence Research & Development Laboratory, Hyderabad provided the instrumentation support for the
trials.
To meet the requirement of the Indian Navy, the ADC-150 system for the P8I aircraft was developed and
qualified in a short timeframe. As all the developmental flight trials have been completed successfully, the
system is expected to be inducted into the Indian Navy soon.
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(Release ID: 2237814) Visitor Counter : 1246
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