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India News: Indian Army and Air Forces conducted a joint operation airdropping a Mechanised Platform from a C-17 aircraft. The exercise demonstrated the 32-foot T

A C-17 transport aircraft of the Indian Air Force on Thursday airdropped in a military zone in Agra an indigenously developed heavy platform that can carry a maximum load of 16 tonnes, officials said.

The Indian Air Force (IAF) accomplished a significant milestone by airdropping an indigenously developed heavy platform from a C-17 transport aircraft in Agra. This marks the first successful airdrop of a platform measuring 24 feet by eight feet, capable of carrying a load of up to 16 tonnes. Conducted in collaboration with the Indian Army and Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), the trials were executed in three stages, ensuring inspection, loading checks, and success...