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Navy Received First JPALS Production Unit

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

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Navy Received First JPALS Production Unit

An F/A-18C Hornet taking off from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN71) while conducting tests of the Joint Precision Approach Landing System (JPALS) in 2013. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) received the Navy’s first Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) production unit in April, the service revealed Tuesday. The first JPALS was delivered almost a month ahead of schedule and is one of a planned 23 initial low-rate initial production JPALS units being delivered through fall 2023. In 2019, the Navy awarded Raytheon Technologies [RTX] a $235 million contract for the first 23 JPALS to outfit carriers and amphibious assault ships (Defense Daily, May…

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