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Airborne Systems’ FireFly Parachute System Successful In Remote Resupply

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Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

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Airborne Systems said more than 1,500 2K FireFly guided parachute aerial delivery systems have been sold to U.S. and international users, at the Association of the United States Army annual conference and exhibition in Washington, D.C. The company, recently acquired by HDT International Holdings, Inc., designed, developed and manufactures the FireFly(tm) system, which has been selected by the U.S. military as the system of choice for the 2,000-pound Joint Precision Aerial Delivery System (JPADS) program. FireFly(tm) is a GPS-guided parachute,…

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