Tag: aerial delivery
IrvinGQ Develops a Parachute Delivery System for Autonomous Ground Vehicles
Parachute and Airborne Delivery expert IrvinGQ has adapted its ATAX platform to support the autonomous aerial deployment of unmanned ground vehicles, enabling users to deploy UGVs by parachute to remote locations, behind enemy lines without risking human lives to support those assets.
Sherpa Parafoil Based Aerial Delivery System
TM/MC, developed and produced by the Canadian company Mist Mobility Integrated Systems Technology, Inc. (MMIST) represents a Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) 'freefall rig'...
U-ADD Universal Aerial Delivery Dispenser
A mission configurable payload Universal Aerial Delivery Dispenser (U-ADD) is developed by Textron Systems to be used for aircraft and UAV precision delivery of...
Precision Aerial Delivery Mission Planning (PADS-MP)
The Precision Aerial Delivery System's Mission Planner enables aircrews to plan and initiate load release at a precise Computed Air Release Point (CARP), or...
U-ADD Completes First Test Flight
Textron Systems Universal Aerial Delivery Dispenser (U-ADD) guided dispenser was flown through a full mission for the first time during a demonstration held by...
QuickMEDS – Airborne Delivery System
QuickMEDS, an "express delivery System" was developed by Dynetics in partnership with the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Engineering, and Development Center (...
JPADS XL Program
Start < Page 4 of 6 > JPADS basic weight class focuses on low-cost systems such as the Screamer and Affordable Guided Airdrop System (AGAS), developed by...
GPS Guided Cargo Systems
Start < Page 3 of 6 > In recent years, GPS-guided ram-air parachutes render more flexibility to load drops. Since 2004, the US Marine Corps have been...
Profiling the Wind
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The largest error component for release point calculation is the wind estimate. Former practice used to rely on wind models...
Precision Aerial Delivery
Start < Page 1 of 6 > Aerial delivery by parachute has been practiced extensively, but until the introduction of the ram-air parachute this capability...
FireFly – Autonomously Guided Parafoil Based Load Delivery System
The FireFly is a medium sized Precision Aerial Delivery System (PADS) platform capable of delivering 500 lb to 2,200 lb (225 kg to 1.000...
Precision Aerial Delivery
Precision aerial delivery has also matured in recent years, with the availability of lightweight GPS navigation and flight control systems. Altair Aerospace introduced at...
Future Heavy Lift for the Land Forces
Aerial transportation is one of the critical capabilities required for the future force. Parallel to the development of ground combat elements of FCS, The...
