Syllabus section: Science and technology

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The SAHAYAK-NG, an air droppable container was tested successfully by the Defence Ministry. It is the first indigenously developed air droppable container.

About:

• It is a GPS aided air dropped container with the capacity to carry a payload of up to 50 kg and can be dropped from a heavy aircraft.

• It is an advanced version of SHAYAK Mk I.

• The SAHAYAK-NG containers are completely water tight.

• They are designed to withstand water entry shocks.

• The rate of descent of SAHAYAK-NG container is controlled by a parachute system

• It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores

Designed by: The SHAYAK-NG was designed by Defence Research Development Organization (DRDO) and Avantel, a private company. The other entities involved in the development of SAHAYAK-NG are NTSL, Visakhapatnam and ARDE, Agra.

How will SAHAYAK-NG benefit Indian Navy?

• The SAHAYAK-NG will help to provide critical engineering stores to ships that are deployed more than two thousand kilo metres from the coast.

• It reduces the requirement of ships to come close to the coast to collect spares and stores.

 

Source: Economic Times