Navy gets Made in India kit for rescue operations | Lucknow News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: In a fitting tribute to the nation on Independence Day, the Indian Navy was equipped with an indigenous kit for carrying out rescue missions in the deep sea.
Dubbed as the Search and Rescue Kit (SARK), this Made in India lifesaving and support equipment can be dropped from an aircraft with the help of parachutes. It’s quick-response equipment that can rescue people in emergency situations. Each SARK can accommodate eight people and contains food for 15 days.

The raft-like equipment also has a float marker at the other end to aid the survivors for easy access.
SARK has been developed by the Aerial Delivery Research and Development Establishment (ADRDE), Agra — a unit of DRDO.
The Navy successfully undertook the maiden test drop of SARK from the Boeing P-8I long-range patrol aircraft in Goa on August 15. ADRDE scientists were present during the testing.
The footage of the successful trial was shared by the Western Naval Command on X (formerly Twitter).
“The SAR kit gives the Indian Navy the capability to undertake search and rescue operations from long ranges off the coast and strengthens India’s position as a Preferred Security Partner in the Indian Ocean Region,” the Western Naval Command posted on X.
It added that Made in India SARK was “a fitting tribute on the auspicious occasion of the nation’s 77th Independence Day”.
SARK can be deployed in ‘sea state 3’ or for higher waves and can be released from multi-role aircraft.