US Marines carried out successful operational testing single system precision approach and landing (JPALS), According Flot.com.
amphibious assault ship was chosen for the tests (UDC) "Uosp". JPALS testing system was carried out in the Pacific Ocean at sea state up 5 points. The system led fighter landing F-35B with short takeoff and vertical landing, which will soon form the basis of landing craft air groups, having a shorter flight deck as compared to aircraft carriers.
Tests considered completely successful.
Development JPALS conducted in the second half of the 2000s. In its structure - the global system (GPS) and local positioning, as well as the equipment of automatic exchange of data with overlapping landing aircraft.
According to military experts, new equipment on aircraft carriers and the UDC in the future will eliminate the radar, are now being used for air situation. Besides, use JPALS system will reduce the time intervals between the landing of aircraft due to refusal to negotiate with the controllers.
Series production of the system is scheduled to begin next year.
