- The SAHAYAK-NG is India's first indigenously designed and developed Air Dropped Container from IL 38SD aircraft.
- The trial was executed off the coast of Goa.
- Indian Navy conducted the trial operation to enhance the logistics capabilities of SAHAYAK-NG and make it capable to offer critical engineering stores to ships which are deployed more than 2,000 km from the coast.
- The SAHAYAK-NG is developed by the Naval Science and Technological Laboratory, Visakhapatnam and the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment, Agra. These are the two labs of DRDO.
- It is developed in industrial partnership with Avantel for the purpose of GPS integration.
- The SAHAYAK-NG is an advanced version of SAHAYAK Mk I.
- Static Part:
- HQ DRDO: New Delhi
- Chairman of DRDO: Dr G. Satheesh Reddy
Question:
Q.1 In partnership with whom DRDO held the operational trial of SAHAYAK-NG?
a. Indian Coast Guard
b. Indian Army
c. Indian Navy
d. Indian Air Force
a. Indian Coast Guard
b. Indian Army
c. Indian Navy
d. Indian Air Force