SAS’s daring new technique to rescue troops from danger

The SAS has introduced a daring new technique to hook troops out of danger in seconds.

The so-called ‘click and collect’ Special Patrol Insertion and Extraction System can take an entire six man team out of a warzone without the need for a helicopter to land.

Ropes are used to pull troops out of harm’s way before they are dangled below the helicopter and dropped into a safe area.

Using ropes attached to a helicopter, troops are pulled up by the chopper and away from danger

The system was developed in the United States and can be used in hostage situations to land soldiers on top of tall buildings 

The system was developed in the United States and can be used in hostage situations to land soldiers on top of tall buildings, according to the Daily Star.

It can also scoop downed pilots out of danger in seconds. 

It is thought the system could prove useful in warzones that contain heavily mined areas, such as Afghanistan. 

A source said: ‘In Helmand there was always a danger that after a heavy contact with the Taliban, the Chinook would come in and land on a mine – in fact several times we had to abort landings.

‘This system can overcome that and be applied to a number of scenarios such as extraction from jungle where it is difficult to land a helicopter, and of course inserting forces in respect of counter-terror operations.

‘There are places in London where putting in a Chinook full of troops would cause a problem. This will allow the pilot to simply hover while they are delivered.’ 

The troops dangle from the helicopter before being put down in a safe location

It is thought the system could prove useful in warzones that contain heavily mined areas, such as Afghanistan. It will prevent the need for the helicopter to land