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173rd Airborne Brigade tests new heavy equipment drop zone in northern Italy

VICENZA, Italy--Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conducted a demonstration of the brigade's airdrop capabilities by parachuting a military Humvee from a U.S. Air Force C-130 for Italian ...
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Why Empty Bombs, Boats, and Tanks All Share the Same Parachute Playbook

The Many Lives of Airdrop When most people hear airdrop, they picture a parachute drifting over a disaster zone with box ...
Jane's Information Group

Update: Embraer KC-390 concludes airdrop testing

The Embraer KC-390 Millennium transport aircraft recently concluded its airdrop testing, the company announced on 26 December. An undated photo from Embraer’s KC-390 airdrop campaign. The company ...
Flightglobal

RAF seeks improved airdrop system for C-130J, A400M

The UK Ministry of Defence is seeking a new heavy airdrop capability in a move intended to boost the operational effectiveness of its Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130Js and future Airbus Military ...
The Fayetteville Observer

Airborne, Special Operations Test Directorate honors hall of fame inductees

While walking through the halls at the Airborne and Special Operations Test Directorate you will observe several tributes honoring inductees in the Operational Test Command’s (OTC) Testers Hall of ...
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U.S. Airmen, Soldiers practice interoperability during exercise

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- U.S. Airmen assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Joint Base Charleston, ...