India, Oct. 6 -- The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has conducted the maiden live jump of the Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP) at Nyoma (Mudh DZ), one of the world's highest-altitude drop zones.

The jump was carried out from an altitude of 16,000 feet above mean sea level (AMSL), with the parachute deployed at 15,500 feet. The landing was undertaken at Nyoma (Mudh DZ), located at an altitude of 13,700 feet.

The successful trial demonstrated the efficacy and tactical employability of the indigenously developed AHAP parachute in extremely high-altitude terrain.

Designed and developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, the AHAP is a static-line parachute system designe...