Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Army have jointly carried out a first-of-its-kind precise para-drop operation of critical trauma care cube at a high-altitude area close to 15 thousand feet.

These critical trauma care cubes have been indigenously developed under Project BHISHM (Bharat Health Initiative for Sahyog Hita and Maitri).

The Defence Ministry today said that the operation was conducted in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of providing critical supplies to Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief affected areas.

During the operation, the IAF utilised its advanced tactical transport aircraft C-130J Super Hercules to airlift and precisely para-drop the cube.