Photo by Mark Schauer | U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground | 01.10.2023
Conventional cargo payloads are typically cushioned with a honeycomb-like cardboard material between the vehicle or other heavy item and the steel palette that carries it from an aircraft to the ground. The Rapid Rigging De-Rigging Airdrop System undergoing developmental testing at U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground (YPG) dramatically reduces the amount of honeycomb necessary to dissipate the force......
