Article Posted on : - Mar 03, 2011

PHOENIX, ARIZONA (BNS): BAE Systems has been awarded a $5 million order to produce T-11 Personnel Parachute Systems for the US Army.

BAE Systems’ T-11 Personnel Parachute System provides optimal safety for paratroopers through an improved harness system and large canopy. Replacing the predecessor US Army T-10 parachute, the T-11 Parachute allow jumpers to carry heavier payloads critical to their mission while the large, ventilated canopy provides a more stable, lower-rate of descent, the company said.

“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,” said Greg Kraak, Director of Warfighter Equipment Programs for BAE Systems’ Individual Protection Systems.

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.