Also known as airbag material tarps, parachute tarps are made with 6 oz. nylon packcloth material which is 20-30 pounds lighter than those with standard vinyl polyester. U.S. Cargo Control launched ...

YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz.-- U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) is home to all manner of parachute testing, with spacious and instrumented ranges large enough to accommodate even the world's largest ...

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — Whether it’s a 5,000-pound Humvee or crates of humanitarian supplies, when cargo goes streaming out of the back of an aircraft during an airdrop, it’s pretty important that ...

The efficient delivery of essential goods, from munitions to food and medical supplies, safely and as fast as possible, is of critical importance during combat. We’ve talked about different ways in ...