0 the act of bringing supplies or equipment by dropping them from aircraft: --
1 to bring supplies or equipment somewhere by dropping them from aircraft: --
Three truck variants and two companion trailers, with the same cube and payload capacity as their prime movers, provide air drop capability.
Attempts to supply the battalion by air drop were unsuccessful.
It was not until the spring of 1945, however, that significant amounts of material began to arrive by air drop.
The enemy carried out an air drop of about ten tons of stores.
Variants were constructed both with no propulsion system and monopropellant engines for air drop testing.
It is intended for various missions such as aerial photography, cinematography, surveying, advertisement, communication relay and air drop of emergency medication during disaster relief.
Bravo regularly received food, water, fuel, and ammunition via air drop.
I believe it is a significant unit in the sense that it is capable of operating independently, relying entirely on air drop, and can be dropped almost anywhere.
