DRDO conducts 1st live jump of high-altitude parachute in Ladakh at 16,000 ft

DRDO conducted the maiden live jump of the indigenous Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Ladakh's Nyoma, one of the world's highest-altitude drop zones. The jump was executed from 16,000 feet, with the parachute deployed at 15,500 feet and landing at 13,700 feet. Developed by ADRDE, Agra, AHAP is a static-line parachute system designed for mass deployment of paratroopers.