Airborne Systems

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Airborne Systems HAHO Oxygen System Receives C-17 Certification from USAF

Pennsauken, NJ - 13 August, 2008

Airborne Systems, which has combined the world’s leading parachute brands specializing in aerial delivery systems, rescue and survival equipment, and engineering services, today announced that it’s PHAOS and OXCON systems received certification from the United States Air Force for use on the C-17 aircraft. The PHAOS (Parachutists...

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An Ultra Lightweight System That’s Not Light On Technology

Santa Ana,CA - 1 August, 2008

A revolution is occurring in the skies over the battlefield. This revolution is in the technology of parachutes and today’s emphasis is on precision. Whether the mission is delivering supplies to remote regions such as the mountains of Afghanistan, or bringing humanitarian relief to dangerous situations like the crisis in Darfur,...

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Army Prepares to Field Safer, Stronger Parachute Army Times

Santa Ana,CA - 21 July, 2008

The new parachute the Army plans to field next spring is designed to be safer and more capable than its predecessor, which will be replicated in the first sweeping improvement to the service'sparachute system in about  50 years. The Mass Tactical Canopy Personnel Parachute System, known as the T-11, is in operational testing at Fort...

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JPADS Looking To The Skies For Support esprit de corps Magazine

Santa Ana,CA - 1 July, 2008

Upon investigating Canadian casualties in Afghanistan a common theme is evident. Roadside bombs have proven to be the number o ne hazard in this theatre of war. Although such deaths have tapered off recently, this threat is real and nor likely to disappear as long as Canadians troops are stationed in Kandahar. With this rise in casualties,...

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On an upward trajectory

Santa Ana,CA - 1 July, 2008

Chris Rowe boarded the Airborne Systems management team two years ago as Managing Director and has already made his mark on a company whose turnover has seen a huge increase, a success that he attributes to the structured actions adopted by the company. Rowe is responsible for the UK half of the business, which covers Europe, as well as the...