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paradrop

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par·a·drop  (pr-drp)
n.
Delivery of supplies to a place by parachute.
tr.v. par·a·dropped, par·a·drop·ping, par·a·drops
To deliver by parachute.
paradrop [ˈpærəˌdrɒp]
n
the delivery of personnel or equipment from an aircraft by parachute
Delivery by parachute of personnel or cargo from an aircraft in flight.
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However, the high risk of operating expensive fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft at forward sites is obliging defence staffs to consider expanding the use of GPS-guided paradrops and cargo drones (as discussed in Armada 6/2007).
Transport aircraft morphing: the planning switch from a short central ... by Braybrook, Roy / Armada International
Overland and from the sea, modernized glider snatch--carefully reconsidered--augments austere cargo delivery in overlapping options for paradrop and air, ground, and water surface connectors.
Austere recovery of cargo gliders by Thoms, Keith H.; Berry, Gerald; Jett, Lee / Joint Force Quarterly
In addition, North Korean SOF personnel can practice paradrop training from towers as well as aircraft, the former obviously not constrained by limitations on fuel and/or flight time.
The future of US airpower on the Korean Peninsula by Bechtol, Bruce E., Jr. / Air & Space Power Journal
 
 
 
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