But what astonishes me is that here and in another forum a couple of days ago the people focused so much on the rooftop landing stuff and largely ignored the assertion that division-sized air assaults are quite illusionary.
That would be division-size airborne operations and the article really goes beyond that by stating that a single battalion would be needed in a brigade with the remaining battalions as "air assault", a term which implies helicopter assault. Division level airborne operations may be a thing of the past; the capability of mounting them is quite a card to hold, especially when it comes to remote areas and the need to put lots of troops on the ground in a short time, especially when airfields are limited.

Tom