Airborne Systems to Build Multimission Parachute Tech for Marines

Thanks PO1 William "Chip" Nagel for sharing the news that "Airborne Systems of North America has won a potential five-year, $26.7 million contract to develop a parachute system and provide related reports to the U.S. Marine Corps.
The Marine Corps received two proposals for the Enhanced Multi-Mission Parachute System procurement contract and will obligate $2.3 million on the first delivery order, the Defense Department said Friday.
Work will occur in Pennsauken, New Jersey, through Jan. 5, 2023.
Airborne Systems said Friday it will equip E-MMPS with the company’s Hi-5 Ram Air Parachute, Edge harness container and STORM drogue release system, as well as an attachable military working dog harness.
The parachute system will be built to replace the Marines’ current MMPS.
The company will also provide commercial manuals and training services necessary for the service branch to deploy the system."
It is interesting that USMC is contracting by itself to award a contract for parachute equipment - especially the attachable military working dog harness since Army and USAF have more military working dogs than USMC since:
1. DoD Directive 5200.31E designates the Secretary of the Air Force as the DoD Executive Agent (DoD EA) for Military Working Dog resourcing, training, utilization, and final disposition in accordance with DoDD 5101.1
2. DoD Directive 6400.04E designates the Secretary of the Army as the DoD Executive Agent (EA) for DoD Veterinary Public and Animal Health Services.
3. For the U.S. Army, Army Regulation 750–32 Airdrop, Parachute Recovery, and Aircraft Personnel Escape Systems Rapid Action Issue Dated 4 April 2011 as part of the Maintenance of Supplies and Equipment category of ARs.

It would make sense for the service to coordinate on common parachute and airdrop capabilities to leverage the combined requirements.
Thanks for mentioning me SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel my goodness, high-speed/low drag!!

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Great equipment share.