Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Last week, the Defense Logistics Agency awarded Airborne Systems with a letter of appreciation for 90% or above on-time delivery. We are proud to support and meet the needs of our warfighters and are honored to be recognized for our hard work. Read the letter below:
Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. Over the past several months, Airborne Systems has released a special tribute each month commemorating the 100th anniversary of two momentous events for our founder Leslie Irvin. On June 18, 1919 Leslie incorporated the Irvin Air Chute Company which has continued to grow and thrive throughout the […]
Here are the answers to our 100 year anniversary crossword puzzle.
Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. On April 19, 1919, Leslie Leroy Irvin made the world’s first premeditated freefall parachute descent using a rip cord, rather than using a canister or tether line attached to the aircraft to pull open the parachute. Working with the U.S. Army’s Air Service parachute research team, Irvin […]
Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. This past weekend, on November 3, 2018, Leslie Irvin was inducted into the International Skydiving Hall of Fame. Elizabeth Johnson, Director of Sales and Marketing at Airborne Systems, and Robert Sinclair, Chief Engineer of Space and Recovery at Airborne Systems, attended the banquet and proudly accepted Leslie […]
Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. For our October 19th release to honor our 100 year anniversary coming up in June of 2019, we have designed a calendar full of historical facts about our story over the last 100 years! January: 1928: Leslie Irvin opens a factory dedicated solely to the production of […]
Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. To celebrate our 100th anniversary this month, we are releasing our very special 100th anniversary coin! One side of the coin features the first freefall parachute, known as the « Model A » parachute. The opposite side features our 100 year logo. In beautiful antique silver accented by […]
Désolé, cet article est seulement disponible en English. In June of 2019, Airborne Systems will celebrate 100 years as the number one Military Parachute Company in the world! In order to properly commemorate this amazing accomplishment, each month we will be honoring our 100 year anniversary with a creative release. To kick off the first […]
“The World Intellectual Property Organization promotes innovation and creativity for the economic, social, and cultural development of all countries, through a balanced and effective international and intellectual property system.” (WIPO Mission Statement) Today, April 26th 2018, is World Intellectual Property Day. The theme this year is “Powering change: Women in innovation and creativity”. Here at […]
