New T-11 Parachute

2/1/2013 Strategy Page

A paratrooper descends to a drop zone using the ArmyÂ’s new T-11 parachute system on Fort Bragg, N.C., Jan. 29, 2013. The paratrooper is assigned to the 82nd Airborne DivisionÂ’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. The square canopy has nearly a third more surface area than that of the T-10D parachute that it replaces. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod