US airdrops supplies in east Afghanistan

[Chrome Missiles]

We use Precision Airdrop Systems in Afghanistan. The pallet flies like a paraglider and lands with supreme accuracy— within a few feet to a hundred yards of a target . The U.S. Army’s Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) 2K could allow the military to revamp its resupply tactics, reducing the need for convoys that expose troops to enemy fire.

The next generation of pallets will even be able to talk to each other. As each pallet falls out of the cargo plane, it will share wind and weather data with higher-altitude systems to improve their own flight patterns.

 

[VelocuR]

^^^^

 

[Omar1984]

We use Precision Airdrop Systems in Afghanistan. The pallet flies like a paraglider and lands with supreme accuracy— within a few feet to a hundred yards of a target . The U.S. Army’s Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS) 2K could allow the military to revamp its resupply tactics, reducing the need for convoys that expose troops to enemy fire.

The next generation of pallets will even be able to talk to each other. As each pallet falls out of the cargo plane, it will share wind and weather data with higher-altitude systems to improve their own flight patterns.

Interesting. How will you get these heavy cargo supplies:

As for Russia:

Russia does not allow combat nato supplies to run through its territory and does not allow oil supplies for nato to run through its territory. Oil and combat supplies are the only major supplies of NATO. If you cut that, then NATO operation will severely be affected.

And U.S.-Russian relations are not getting any better:


Russia threatens to cut off NATO supply route to Afghanistan over missile shield dispute

Analysts say Russia could deliver deathblow to Nato

Russia may drop NATO summit over missile defense — RT

Russia Considers Blocking NATO Supply Routes - WSJ.com



Well we don't care how you get your supplies, just leave Pakistan out of this war OF terror.

 

[Chrome Missiles]

Each pallet can carry tonnes of equipment and supplies.

 

[Roybot]

They don't have to airdrop everything, they can just fly them into US air bases in Afghanistan instead.

All the combat supplies were being flown in anyways, none went through Pakistan.

 

[Chrome Missiles]

They don't have to airdrop everything, they can just fly them into US air bases in Afghanistan instead.

All the combat supplies were being flown in anyways, none went through Pakistan.

Yes and in the future we may even be able to see dedicated UAV cargo transports.

 

[Omar1984]

They don't have to airdrop everything, they can just fly them into US air bases in Afghanistan instead.

All the combat supplies were being flown in anyways, none went through Pakistan.

A Pakistani driver stands on his truck loaded with supplies for NATO forces, as he waits for the road leading to Afghanistan to reopen on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, in the outskirt of Peshawar, Pakistan.

A truck loaded with supplies for NATO forces waits to cross the northwestern Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the outskirts of Peshawar January 19, 2009.

 

[VelocuR]

Yes and the USAF is planning on this.

Welcome to the next generation of cargo transport. UAV's

so each more additional troops will have fly through parachute.....

You missed the point, this next generation cargo transport can't go through Pakistan airspace, Iran airspace, and Russian states airspaces. At that current fragile economy, each pallets, each parachutes and cargo transport are costly and damage easily. Good luck !!

Btw, US's Hummers is still in the Pakistan border awaiting. Would you come to pick up flying it out ? Lol.

 

[Chrome Missiles]

so each more additional troops will have fly through parachute.....

You missed the point, this next generation cargo transport can't go through Pakistan airspace, Iran airspace, and Russian states airspaces. At that current fragile economy, each pallets, each parachutes and cargo transport are costly and damage easily. Good luck !!

Btw, US's Hummers is still in the Pakistan border awaiting. Would you come to pick up flying it out ? Lol.

And who came up with all this ? You ?

 

[OrionHunter]

80 - 100 every week every month 100's of trucks supply...

Tanks
Bombs, bullets and Missiles
Food
huge amount of oil

Air Supply ????? lol @ those who think its possible for the US to provide all these things via air transport!

I'm afraid you've got your facts wrong! Only non-military, non-lethal supplies supplies like food, fuel, toiletries, spares, clothing etc are transshipped through Pakistan. Warlike stores are sent by air to Baghram as well as through the Northern Distribution Network. Today, only 30% of US supplies and less than half NATOs, travel through Pakistan, the result of the opening of the Northern Distribution Network

The Pakistani shutdown could speed up the process of expanding the NDN. However, the costs along the Northern route are almost double that of the Pakistan route, but the Northern route is still cheaper than air drops, which costs the US military as much as $14,000 per ton.

Pakistan also receives millions of dollars in tariff revenues for the use of its ports and roads. Now much of that tariff revenue will be diverted up to Latvia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan. Pakistan’s government and its many transport firms stand to lose $100 million a year from the US military’s shift to a northern route.

So it's not only the ISAF, but even Pakistan, which is going to be badly hurt economically due to cutting off the supply line.

 

[Omar1984]

I'm afraid you've got your facts wrong! Only non-military, non-lethal supplies supplies like food, fuel, toiletries, spares, clothing etc are transshipped through Pakistan. Warlike stores are sent by air to Baghram as well as through the Northern Distribution Network. Today, only 30% of US supplies and less than half NATOs, travel through Pakistan, the result of the opening of the Northern Distribution Network

The Pakistani shutdown could speed up the process of expanding the NDN. However, the costs along the Northern route are almost double that of the Pakistan route, but the Northern route is still cheaper than air drops, which costs the US military as much as $14,000 per ton.

Pakistan also receives millions of dollars in tariff revenues for the use of its ports and roads. Now much of that tariff revenue will be diverted up to Latvia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Uzbekistan. Pakistan’s government and its many transport firms stand to lose $100 million a year from the US military’s shift to a northern route.

So it's not only the ISAF, but even Pakistan, which is going to be badly hurt economically due to cutting off the supply line.

Pakistan has also lost 70 billion dollars getting itself involved in this war OF terror. Enough is enough.

 

[VelocuR]

And who came up with all this ? You ?

I advise you it is not effective Airdrop systems. Terrible ideas!

which airspaces to go through ? India, China, Vietnam or where ?

 

[Hulk]

Pakistan has also lost 70 billion dollars getting itself involved in this war OF terror. Enough is enough.

That value is way over estimated like the fake bills.

 

[karan.1970]

That value is way over estimated like the fake bills.

Notice how close the fake number is to the Pakistani foreign debt.. Now some self proclaimed analyst may write how Pakistan would have been a debt free country if it was not for the WOT

 

[Roybot]

A Pakistani driver stands on his truck loaded with supplies for NATO forces, as he waits for the road leading to Afghanistan to reopen on Monday, Jan. 19, 2009, in the outskirt of Peshawar, Pakistan.

A truck loaded with supplies for NATO forces waits to cross the northwestern Pakistan-Afghanistan border on the outskirts of Peshawar January 19, 2009.

Looks like construction equipment to me.

All the combats supplies are flown in. Both the NDN and Pakistan routes are used for non combat shipment.