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The article discusses how aerial delivery in Afghanistan has been improved. The Supply and Services Branch of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC) of the U.S. Army has identified locations that can support the operation in Afghanistan in which Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait is included. The 4th Sustainment Brigade, 101st Joint Logistics Cell, 19th Battlefield Coordination Detachment, and parachute riggers worked together in making Ali Al Salem a possible location for aerial delivery.

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.

The article discusses the development of guidance, navigation, and control software by Draper Laboratory to increase the accuracy of the U.S. Army's Joint Precision Airdrop (Jpads) 2K system. Topics include the challenges of cargo resupply in Afghanistan and how Draper's autonomous technology is improving the capability of unmanned systems.

The article reports on the delivery of the N198 cannon by the Total Force C-130 Crew Airdrops Artillery to the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. The 155 millimeter (mm) towed howitzer was loaded on a Missouri Air National Guard C-130 Hercules. The 36-foot long cannon is aimed to help the Army due to its ability to send high-explosive shells at insurgents threatening areas in Patika Province.

The article offers information on how to deliver the military supplies of the U.S. Army to the ground by using helicopters. According to the author, using a freefall method of delivery, is not really successful, thus, they developed a refined method that allows them to deliver duffle or kit bags of supplies down to the ground from a helicopter, by using a belay device to control the descent of the supplies and backstacked the rope into a bag to keep it from getting tangled with the aircraft.

Reports on the progress in research and development in the United States (U.S.) on the application of control to parachute systems involved in aerial delivery operations. Initiatives led by the U.S. Army's Natick Soldier Center; Information on several areas of cargo airdrop that the Army has started to work on; Details on the revival of midair retrieval.