The low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) / Low-level parachute extraction resupply system (LOLEX) is a tactical military airlift delivery...

an isolated base, and/or is too dangerous to land in, a Low-altitude parachute-extraction system drop is used. During disasters and other crises, airlifts...

for durable items like military ready-to-eat meals. The Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a variation of the high-velocity drop in which...

Army decided it did not need the 60,000 lb (27,000 kg) low-altitude parachute-extraction system delivery with the C-17 and that the C-130's 42,000 lb (19...

transport by brake chutes and skidding to a stop. The Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a somewhat risky maneuver that allows accurate...

distance where the wires themselves cannot. Low flying military training Low-altitude parachute-extraction system Radar altimeter Radar horizon Sea skimming...

transmission. FMC designed the CCVL to be capable of LAPES (low-altitude parachute-extraction system) airdrop from a C-130. The Army required two variants of...

In combat conditions, the HMMWV can be delivered by the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System which pulls the vehicle out of the open rear ramp just...

Examples include capabilities exercises conducted for the low-altitude parachute-extraction system, the VMA-542 fixed wing attack squadron, or to demonstrate...

Hercules was also used to airdrop cargo, which included a low-altitude parachute-extraction system for Sheridan tanks and even dropping large improvised "daisy...

be rigged for low-velocity airdrops from transport aircraft. The crew does not ride in the tank during parachute insertion, but parachutes from another...

Load-Assemble-Pack (LAP) munitions production LAPES – Low-Altitude Parachute Extraction System LAR – Light Automatic Rifle LASER – Light Amplification...

are fitted with a sliding outrigger system. Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES), later revised to Low-Velocity Air Drop (LVAD) variants of...

during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo...

delivery system used at Khe Sanh was the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System, in which palletized supplies were pulled out of the cargo bay of a low-flying...

transport, paratrooping / airdrop of supplies including Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) capability. It will be configured such that all...

1979, General Dynamics Land Systems Division purchased Chrysler Defense. The M1 was the first of its kind. It featured a low profile turret and for the...

Ground Parachute Extraction System (GPES) refers to a method by which ground forces are resupplied by low altitude air drops. It has also been referred...

(force) – Lift-induced drag – Light-sport aircraft – Low-altitude parachute-extraction system – Lower Airspace Radar Service (LARS) Machmeter – Mach tuck –...

tracking, and aerial cargo drop exercises such as LAPES. Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method...

instructor, she arrived at Ōarai by airdropping in her tank via Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System from a Kawasaki C-2 and sending the inexperienced teams...

unrecoverable emergencies during low-altitude and/or low-speed flight, as well as ground mishaps. Parachutes require a minimum altitude for opening, to give time...

weapons systems. Vehicles were dropped by means of both the Platform Extraction System, as well as the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System. In 1986...

extraction parachutes and airdrop equipment to include the service of High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) Automatic Ripcord Release (ARR). Parachute Pack...

mission enters the extraction phase once the drogue parachutes are released. Three pilot parachutes separately remove the three main parachutes, which is a crucial...

Communications System KIA - Killed In Action KISS – Keep It Simple, Stupid LAPES – Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System LATN – Low Altitude Tactical Navigation...

from forming and clogging the system, and keeps the cockpit and cabin from fogging on ground operation and low altitudes. For a sub-zero bootstrap CAU...

Static-line parachute jumper Military free-fall parachute jumper High altitude/low opening (HALO) parachute jumper (used for premeditated personnel parachute operations)...

method and specially designed maneuverable parachutes called HAPPS (High Altitude Parachute Penetration System)/AMX-310 to conduct stealth insertions over...

for the high-altitude MFFs (HAHO or HALO) and LLSL parachute operations. Due to extreme cold encountered during high altitude parachute operations, the...