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Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jul 2022, 22:33

Replies: 54

Paras to be grounded due to wrong chutes

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Posted By ORAC

To return to the main point, the MOD has now...

To return to the main point, the MOD has now ordered the chutes, which are not a long lead item, so at best there will be a “capability holiday” for a few months - for a capability which hasn’t been...

Forum: Military Aviation

26th Jul 2022, 11:48

Replies: 54

Paras to be grounded due to wrong chutes

Views: 10,877

Posted By ORAC

We can’t afford the kit for the roles we are...

We can’t afford the kit for the roles we are currently tasked with, without worrying about those we aren’t.

I too have nostalgia for what the Cold War UK forces were capable of, even into the...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Jul 2022, 20:02

Replies: 54

Paras to be grounded due to wrong chutes

Views: 10,877

Posted By ORAC

I think the point is that most para drop roles...

I think the point is that most para drop roles have taken by helo insertion at short range and increasingly by V-22 and then FVL.

The scenarios where it would be safe to use C-130 or Aa-400M to...

Forum: Military Aviation

25th Jul 2022, 08:58

Replies: 54

Paras to be grounded due to wrong chutes

Views: 10,877

Posted By ORAC

The last time the UK did a large combat para drop...

The last time the UK did a large combat para drop was at Suez in 1956.

I think the capability gap till the new chutes arrive might be considered acceptable.

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