22,000 feet, -15°C: DRDO puts high-altitude combat parachute system to the test

DRDO test jumpers executed the jumpNEW DELHI: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Wednesday announced that it had successfully tested the indigenously developed Military Combat Parachute System (MCPS) at the Nyoma-Mudh drop zone in Ladakh, one of the world’s highest-altitude drop zones.According to the DRDO, test jumpers from its Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra, executed a jump from 22,000 feet above mean sea level at a temperature of −15°C.India Opens DRDO Missile Technologies To Defence Firms In Major Push For Indigenous ProductionWing Commander Rahul Jha, the chief test jumper, along with Master Warrant Officers RJ Singh and Vivek Tiwari, carried out the jump using the MCPS and its indigenous subsystems, including a para compu