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CONTROLLED AERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM OF 500 KG CAPACITY (CADS-500)

  • RAOS, Jaipur
  • 22, Dec 2021
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Why in News: Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra conducted a flight demonstration of Controlled Aerial Delivery System of 500 kg capacity (CADS-500) on December 18, 2021.

The CADS-500 is used for precise delivery of payload upto 500 kgs at predetermined location by making use of manoeuvrable capabilities of Ram Air Parachute (RAP).

It uses Global Positioning System for the coordinates, altitude and heading sensors for the heading information during its flight.

The CADS, with its onboard electronics unit, autonomously steers its flight path using waypoint navigation towards target location by operating controls.

ADRDE, Agra is an R&D laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO).