FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers recently completed the final phases of the Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment (MOLLE) 4000 rucksack operational test here. "The new MOLLE ...

U.S. Army airborne and Ranger units are testing a new, jumpable pack with a built-in equipment harness. The MOLLE 4000 is the Army’s new airborne rucksack, designed to satisfy requests from ...

May 3, 2011: The search for a better rucksack continues. Many troops are buying civilian gear, and more of that stuff is showing up to feed a huge civilian market for better outdoor backpacks. Some of ...

In March the Army will test the MOLLE-4000, a 4,000-cubic inch unit rucksack. Army Paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division found their two options for rucksacks either too small or too big. So the ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- When the 82nd Airborne called in a request, Natick delivered. The response: the latest iteration of the Army's airborne rucksack, the Modular Lightweight Load-Carrying Equipment ...

NATICK, Mass. He used to be one of them, so when paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division asked Rich Landry to design a rucksack to meet their needs, he was thrilled. "That’s my past," Landry said ...