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UK soldiers could get paragliders to drop behind enemy lines

BBC News Politics · 28 August 2026 at 13:16

UK soldiers could get paragliders to drop behind enemy lines

The Ministry of Defence is set to trial a UK-made system to allow troops to mount covert operations without aircraft.

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