Irvin Aerospace Inc. in Santa Ana, CA received a $5.2 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for the SF-10A Personnel Parachute Canopies. The SF-10A is designed for units that require a robust parachute capable of safely delivering paratroopers onto small, rugged drop zones at high elevations. In order to accomplish this mission, the SF-10A had to demonstrate gentle openings and softer landings than previously seen with other parachutes such as the MC1-1C. The SF-10A is a static line deployed parachute that can be fitted to the world standard T-10/MC1-1 parachute harness, container and deployment bag and is compatible with all standard reserve parachutes in service with the U.S Army.
Work will be performed in Santa Ana, CA and is expected to be completed by July 31, 2006. This was a sole source contract initiated on March 5, 2005 by the U.S. Army Research, Development, and Engineering Command in Natick, MA (W58P05-04-C-0012).