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UAE Air Force acquires high precision cargo delivery systems

Issue No. 4 | February 16-28, 2013

Airborne Systems, a division of HDT Global, is proud to announce the impending delivery of guided precision aerial delivery systems (GPADS) to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Air Force. Together with a comprehensive training programme, the delivery confirms the UAE Air Force as Airborne Systems’ largest GPADS customer in the Middle East.

“Airborne Systems’ GPADS will enable high altitude accurate resupply of UAE distributed operations with reduced risk to air crews,” said J.C. Berland, Executive Vice President of Technology & Strategy.

“Airborne Systems will supply the DragonFly, FireFly and one-time use FlyClops for use with C-130J and C-17 aircrafts. “We are proud to supply the UAE Air Force with this force resupply capability,” said Berland. The GPADS consists of high performance, lightweight ram-air canopies, and rugged Airborne Guidance Units loaded with robust autonomous navigation software.