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The article offers information on the aerial delivery operations for the U.S. Army and civilians in Afghanistan. Parachute rigging or aerial delivery is the suitable approach in providing necessary supplies for survival. It discusses how the airdrop process handles the delivery procedure using skid board and parachute.

This article reports that the Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) is the subject of an advanced concept technology demonstration conducted by the United States Army, Air Force, the U.S. Joint Forces Command, and the defense industry. The JPADS combines a guided parachute system with the global positioning system (GPS). With its GPS-based aerial guidance unit and high-altitude airdrop capability, the JPADS can deliver supplies within 50 to 100 meters of the target while protecting crews against enemy fire that can endanger low-altitude runs.