The 'wings' take the paratroopers away 200 km

The system of taking parachutists away 200km ( Source: ABC )

A new military parachute system equipped with wings on the back will help paratroopers fly up to 200 km away from the jump. Thus, military aircraft can drop troops into the target area without flying too close to the danger zone.

The new carbon fiber wing, made by the German company Elektroniksystem und Logistik and Draeger. The project is due to close by the end of this year, and a complete parachute with integrated wing will be launched in 2007.

Peter Felstead, editor of Jane's Defense Weekly, the newspaper said, said the parachute system had been used in the German army since 2003. Helped soldiers to go far beyond the current 48 km range.

" The new wing will also reduce the impact of the wind on parachuters and allow ennoys to fly 40 kilometers while carrying heavy loads of up to 100 kilograms ," Felstead said.

" The system is reported to be 100% silent and very difficult to detect by ground or airborne radar ."

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