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Article: JPADS improves aerial drops to soldiers.(Aviation)(Joint Precision Airdrop System)(Brief article)
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- Soldiers Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 2007
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U.S. Joint Forces Command continues to develop the Joint Precision Airdrop System with new ways of delivering supplies to ground forces while minimizing risks to Soldiers. A joint military utility assessment team recently observed and rated airdrops of cargos of 6,000 to 10,000 pounds at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.
Before the development of JPADS, air crews delivered supplies and vehicles of various weights at low altitudes, putting aircrews at additional risk and potentially revealing to the enemy the location of friendly ground forces. Loads dropped at higher altitudes hampered accuracy and reduced the probability of supplies getting to intended ...