Airborne Systems offers the broadest, most mature, and reliable line of JPADS/GPADS capabilities in the world. Spanning payload configurations from 25 to 10,000 lbs. In service by the U.S. DOD and dozens of foreign militaries, the systems have been successfully airdropped in test, training, and operationally tens of thousands of times. No other family of guided airdrop systems has been as thoroughly and rigorously qualified and proven in the field.
Airborne Systems’ family of GPADS products are based around a common system architecture. All models utilize the same GPS and inertial avionics and flight software, have a common user interface, and share similar packing and rigging techniques. All deployment components remain attached to the system, and require no pyrotechnics.
GPADS avionics includes a commercial GPS option for Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) MIL GPS, 3-axis IMU (gyros, accelerometers, magnetometers), and a barometric sensor. In a GPS-denied environment, the flight software will dead reckon to the target using its inertial and barometric sensors.
All systems are supported by Airborne Systems’ jTrax Mission Planner airdrop software and are compatible with the USAF CAT airdrop mission planning software.
