{"id":45032,"date":"2018-07-17T20:43:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-17T20:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/17\/army-engineers-run-airdrop-tests-of-upgraded-airfield-damage-repair-kit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:39:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:39:31","slug":"army-engineers-run-airdrop-tests-of-upgraded-airfield-damage-repair-kit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/07\/17\/army-engineers-run-airdrop-tests-of-upgraded-airfield-damage-repair-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Army engineers run airdrop tests of upgraded Airfield Damage Repair kit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Building and repairing airfields, especially in remote areas that fuel distant operations, is key for keeping troops and gear flowing to the fight<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, soldiers with the 27th Engineer Battalion\u2019s 161st Engineering Support Company at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, recently air dropped<\/a> a new rapidly deployable Airfield Damage Repair Kit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Airfield Damage Repair Kit will be used for repairing damaged airfields <\/a>to prevent ingestion of foreign objects and debris into jet engines of aircraft, mitigating risk to both aircraft and personnel, according to a release from Fort Hood, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldiers with the 27th Engineer Battalion recently air drop tested the Army’s new Airfield Damage Repair kit. (Barry Fischer\/ U.S. Army Operational Test Command)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n


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The Army, Air Force and Marine Corps all use a version of the ADR kit, which gives them the capability to repair airfields in austere environments, everything from rapid repair of small craters to fixing spalls, which are cracks and flakes in the airfield surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldiers with the 27th Engineer Battalion recently air drop tested the Army’s new Airfield Damage Repair kit. (Barry Fischer\/ U.S. Army Operational Test Command)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

During testing, soldiers participate in rigging of the ADR Kit for airdrop and recovery to ensure the system is fully operational after each of the three required airdrops, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldiers with the 27th Engineer Battalion recently air drop tested the Army’s new Airfield Damage Repair kit. (Barry Fischer\/ U.S. Army Operational Test Command)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Older kits were commonly stowed on the C-130 aircraft, but a shift in the use of newer C-17 Globemaster III aircraft required updating the legacy ADR systems, according to Army officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The damage repair kits are of considerable importance to the 82nd Airborne Division\u2019s Global Response Force mission, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Soldiers with the 27th Engineer Battalion recently air drop tested the Army’s new Airfield Damage Repair kit. (Barry Fischer\/ U.S. Army Operational Test Command)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But load outs of repair items for soldiers to fixed damaged runways isn\u2019t the only option in the works.<\/p>\n\n\n\t