Military Aircraft: Parachuting
Commons · Question 112349 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Defence · Official record
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what aircraft do the RAF operate that are capable of deploying airborne parachute infantry at a) company, b) battalion and c) all arms battlegroup scale.
Answer
Answered by Al Carns, 16 Feb 2026
All twenty-two Atlas C1 aircrafts can be fitted with the Static Line delivery system for deploying parachute infantry at scale in a low-level static line configuration. They can also employ specialist military freefall parachuting and air dispatch of asso...