Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS)
Abstract
Joint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) provides autonomous guidance of payloads dropped from altitudes up to 25,000 feet at increments of 2,000 (2K) and 10,000 (10K) pounds. JPADS allows precise delivery of critical supplies to the Warfighter on the ground while allowing aircraft delivering payloads to fly at significantly safer altitudes. The JPADS 2K V3 Upgrade provides a GPS-denied capability, but the configuration only partially meets the GPS-denied requirement. The next configuration of JPADS must support the full GPS-denied capability, including hardware and software technologies such as night-vision, anti-jam technology, radio-based navigation, low-earth orbit satellites, and M-code. M-code upgrade provides JPADS with the ability to utilize the military's upgrade GPS satellite signals. M-code signal is stronger and harder to jam, which will provide JPADS with a more resilient navigation ability when employed in GPS-denied environments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- cea72920fb44549d0c268cbc35a52faa