A former paratrooper hopes to break two world records by jumping 200ft (61m) from a helicopter into the sea without a parachute. John Bream, nicknamed the Flying Fish, said he would fall for about ...

The T-11 system includes the main canopy and harness and the T-11R reserve parachute. • Carries a paratrooper with a total exit weight of 400 lbs. • Reduces jumper injury rate by over 75 ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: When this Airborne student collided with a Humvee parked in the drop zone, our camera crew feared she was seriously injured, if not worse.

Lucknow: The Kanpur-based Ordnance Parachute Factory (OPF) will manufacture the military combat parachute system (MCPS), ...

That day, 48 paratroopers hopped onto two planes to undertake what they thought was just routine training. For them to be enlisted as members of the 1st Parachute Company, they had undergone ...

MOSCOW, April 28. /TASS/. The latest multi-purpose parachute platform with enhanced lifting capacity is being developed for Russian paratroopers, Chief of the Airborne Force Command’s Airborne ...

Like Robles, some paratroopers may go on to become parachute riggers post-graduation. Others will use their qualification to join airborne units across the armed forces. Regardless, every ...

TASS/. The latest D-14 Shelest parachute developed for paratroopers to carry out jumps in the Ratnik combat gear, enables them to plunge into battle and fire their guns while in mid-air ...

Some 700 paratroopers took part in the jump, including the Red Devils, the British Army's freefall parachute display team.

FORT LIBERTY — The 82nd Airborne Division confirmed the death of one of its paratroopers in an announcement Thursday. Spc. Faamavaega Tanielu, who was assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division Artillery ...