A Navy SEAL who suffered fatal injuries during parachute training at Pinal Airpark last week has been identified. Chief Special Warfare Operator Lance M. Vaccaro, 35, of Reading, Pa., died Thursday, ...

Ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee's mother misses final deadline to pay $1.7 million in overdue penalties ...

The Marine Corps could soon resolve a dispute with Okinawa prefecture over parachute jump training at Kadena Air Base by reopening an offshore airfield. Repair work at Ie Shima Auxiliary Airfield is ...

A team of researchers in France and Canada might have just improved upon humble parachutes by making lots of holes in them. Inspired by Kirigami, the Japanese art of folding and cutting paper into ...

These parachutes may be full of holes, but they really hit the mark. Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, or paper cutting, scientists made parachutes that open automatically when dropped. And ...

While it has already been happening the city of Porterville and the U.S. Army now have an agreement in writing. The Porterville City Council unanimously approved a motion to allow U.S. Army to train ...

Cirrus is well-known for its safety feature of a parachute that can help get a crashing plane or jet to the ground more gently, sparing lives. Now, those parachute also line duffel bags, overnighters, ...

Scientists from NASA are conducting a series of research flights to advance the supersonic parachutes. The plan is to make these parachutes more reliable and safer with advanced sensors. These ...

The parachute (left) of the Enhancing Parachutes by Instrumenting the Canopy test experiment deploys following an air launch from an Alta X drone.NASA Scientists from NASA are conducting a series of ...

A special warfare sailor was killed Tuesday during a parachute training exercise in Porterville, Calif., according to the Naval Special Warfare Command in San Diego. Petty Officer 2nd Class Noah Tobin ...