JPALS

Abstract

This budget reflects the Department of Defense certified Component Cost Position of the restructured Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) program that funds the developmental, testing, and integration activities to implement and field JPALS ship systems that deliver the primary precision approach, landing, on-deck inertial alignment, surveillance, and auto-land capability for current and future low observable manned and unmanned platforms onboard all CVN and LHA/D ships. JPALS provides for development, integration, installation, and test of JPALS on CVN and LHA/D ships in accordance with the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) March 2016 approved JPALS Capability Development Document (CDD). JPALS Engineering Development Model (EDM) articles have been delivered to support JPALS EMD activities. JPALS EDMs have been installed at shore based test facilities and (temporarily) on CVN and LHA/D ships to support F-35B/C developmental and operational testing and MQ-25A concept refinement, system requirements identification, allocation, surrogate risk reduction, and test. Two JPALS EDMs were procured in FY 2017 to support testing and F-35 shipboard operational deployments. JPALS will continue to invest in software development in direct support of precision approach and auto-land capabilities for the F-35B/C, MQ-25A, and future air platforms. JPALS effort includes addressing broadened CyberSecurity requirements to remain compliant with software CyberSecurity directives and Information Assurance mandates. Remaining costs are associated with the completion of the test and support to fielded EDM units and to develop, test, and transition JPALS to use GPS M-Code. Additionally, costs are to enhance Precision Ship-Relative Navigation (PS-RN) for Navy and Marine Corps unmanned, and potentially manned, platforms, enabling resilient Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) via the Landing Autonomous Navigation Technology for Enhanced Recovery to Navy Ships (LANTERNS) Future Naval Capabilities (FNC) and other system improvements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2024
Source ID
2329_0603860N_4_1319_PB_2024

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  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Space

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