BAE
Systems’ T-11 Personnel Parachute System provides
optimal safety for paratroopers through an improved harness
system and large canopy. Replacing the predecessor U.S.
Army T-10 parachute, the T-11 Parachute allows jumpers to
carry heavier payloads critical to their mission while the
large, ventilated canopy provides a more stable, lower-rate
of descent.
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“Our
airborne troops using the T-11 Parachute are equipped with
a system that provides superior safety and reliability while
improving mission readiness,” said Greg Kraak, Director
of Warfighter Equipment Programs for BAE Systems’
Individual Protection Systems. “The improved harness
system and slower rate of descent reduces the risk of injury,
and the redesigned canopy provides the advantage of carrying
more combat equipment.”
This
$5 million order is part of a multi-year contract awarded
to BAE Systems in October 2009. The most recent award brings
the total, cumulative contract to approximately $13.7 million.
Production is being performed at BAE Systems’ Phoenix,
Arizona facility, with deliveries scheduled through November
of 2011.
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