The US Army has awarded a contract to L-3 Communications for adding GPS capabilities to improved position and azimuth determining systems (IPADS) equipment.
Under the four-year, indefinite-delivery / indefinite-quantity (ID/IQ) contract, L-3 will design, implement and test selective availability anti-spoofing module (SAASM) GPS receivers, antennas and cables into all fielded IPADS equipment.
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IPADS is a high-performance, accurate system used for precision surveying and navigational requirements on the battlefield, and the GPS-equipped systems will be known as IPADS-G.
The US Army IPADS product manager Anthony Giles said that the IPADS-G capability would help with the delivery of accurate fire support to armed forces.
