Airdrop

Airdrop

A parachute jump or a supply delivery by parachute from an aircraft in flight; in logistics, an airdrop (for resupplying a unit) is sometimes called "vertical replenishment"

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Industry/Domain: Military
Category: Peace keeping
Company: United Nations
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airdrop

Military; General military

The unloading of personnel or materiel from aircraft in flight.

airdrop

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Goods, equipment or people parachuted from an aircraft from an altitude.

airdrop

Military; Peace keeping

A parachute jump or a supply delivery by parachute from an aircraft in flight; in logistics, an airdrop (for resupplying a unit) is sometimes called "vertical replenishment"

extraction airdrop

Military; Aircraft

Extraction airdrops use an extraction parachute to pull the load out of the rear of the aircraft.

gravity airdrop

Military; Aircraft

Gravity airdrops use gravity in the sense that the attitude of the aircraft at the time of the drop causes the load to roll out of the plane like a sled down a hill.

mixed airdrop

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