L-3 awarded contract to add GPS capabilities to US Army's IPADS equipment
L-3 Communications announced today that its Space & Navigation division has been awarded a four-year, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract by the US Army for adding GPS capabilities to its fielded Improved Position and Azimuth Determining Systems (IPADS) equipment. IPADS is a high-performance, highly accurate system used for precision surveying and navigational requirements on today's battlefield. Under the contract, L-3 will design, implement and test Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) GPS receivers, antennas and cables into all fielded IPADS equipment. The GPS-equipped systems will be known as IPADS-G.
"This award confirms the exceptional reliability and high accuracy of the IPADS equipment in use by the US Army and US Marine Corps," said Paul Wengen, president of L-3 Space & Navigation. "The addition of an embedded, tightly coupled GPS capability will provide an excellent performance enhancement for long-distance precision survey operations by keeping the soldier on the move, while retaining a high level of inertial precision for GPS-denied conditions."
Anthony Giles, US Army Product Manager, IPADS, for the Joint Lightweight 155mm Program Office, said, "The IPADS-G capability is essential in the delivery of accurate fire support to our maneuver forces. We are very pleased that L-3 Space & Navigation is providing these important capabilities to our soldiers and Marines, enhancing their ability to fight the Global War on Terrorism."
L-3 Communications
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