James Bond-style strap-on jet pack flying wing to extend special forces' reach

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A parachute system equipped with a 1.5m-span delta wing and two micro-turbojets, which could propel a paratrooper 200km (110nm) from a drop point, could be tested from third-quarter 2007.

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