The Debrief: Powered Paragliders Emerge As Popular U.S. Troop Transport Idea

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Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command Raiders pilot Ozone paragliders during a capabilities demonstration at Special Operations Forces Week in May 2024.

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Among the panoply of new technologies propelled into development by an intense military rivalry with China, one of the latest may come as a surprise: the humble powered paraglider. On Aug. 20, the U.S. Army revealed plans to develop the Personal Air Mobility Systems (PAMS), forecasting that a...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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