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...
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