A new military parachute system which fits wings on soldiers could enable them to travel to 200 kilometres after jumping, Jane's Defence Weekly reports.
The system, which involves the development of new modular carbon-fibre wings, will mean that aircraft can drop parachutists from 9,150 metres into an area of operations without flying into a danger zone.
Peter Felstead, the editor of Jane's Defence Weekly, says the new system has been in use with the German Army since 2003.
But he says the development of the new wing means soldiers can travel much further than the current 48 kilometres.
(Source: abc.net.au)
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