New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation has conducted the maiden live jump of the Advanced High-Altitude Parachute (AHAP), a static line parachute system for mass drop of paratroopers, at one of the highest-altitude drop zones, Nyoma (Mudh DZ) in Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday.
The jump was executed at 16,000 ft above mean sea level (AMSL). The parachute was deployed at 15,500 feet AMSL and landing was undertaken at Nyoma (Mudh DZ), which is at 13,700 feet, the defence ministry said in a statement.
