Army, IAF conduct successful airdrop of mechanised platform

Jaipur: A joint operation of Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted successful airdrop of a mechanised platform from a C-17 aircraft at Mahajan field firing range in Bikaner on Saturday.

The exercise involved deployment of an indigenously developed 32-feet type V platform, specially designed to facilitate airdrop of heavy mechanised equipment such as mechanised platforms at the firing range.

A defence official said, “In a joint demonstration of seamless operational collaboration, a C-17 aircraft of IAF, in conjunction with the Army and ADRDE, flawlessly airdropped an Army mechanised platform rigged over an indigenised platform of ADRDE at a drop zone in the western sector. This remarkable feat demonstrated the operational prowess of IAF's air mobility fleet and proved the capability & reliability of domestically developed platforms.”

According to sources, it was a challenge before the army to provide heavy military equipment to the soldiers at the hills and deserts during the war. In such situation, with the help of IAF planes, heavy equipment is airdropped. When they are dropped there was a danger of equipment getting damaged or the enemies taking it away as it never used to fall at the accurate target. In such situation, this air drop technique is used. A heavy platform was first connected with the parachute and then dropped, which fell safely at the accurate place.

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