Design & Development of Inter personal radio for combat free fall parachuting operation

The parachutist uses Interpersonal Radio for air-to-air or air-to-ground communications. He mounts the radio so that it also does not interfere with the manual activation of the main parachute or the performance of emergency procedures.

Design requirement of Interpersonal Radio-

The radio should work in the V/UHF band and should have following features:

• Small form factor to fit into the jump suit of the free faller.
• Compatible with the mission computer for transfer of data between jumpers post deployment of parachute.
• Have ear phone and microphone compatible with the helmet for in-flight voice communication.
• Should be shock proof and water resistant upto depth of 5 feet of water.
• Built in encryption card for high end secrecy requirements.

Future Expectation from the prototype / Technology developed

The demand for this high-quality combat free fall parachuting equipment i.e. Interpersonal Radio is mainly driven by requirement of Indian Armed Forces. This equipment will be helpful reliable device for promoting safe and successful combat free fall parachuting for Indian Armed Forces.

Once developed same item can be customized and exported as per requirement of foreign Armed forces.