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U.S. Navy Completes JPALS Ship-Based EMD Phase
The Navy’s VX-23 air test and evaluation squadron flew 60 autolands to the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt using the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System. (Photo: Navair)
The Navy’s VX-23 air test and evaluation squadron flew 60 autolands to the deck of the USS Theodore Roosevelt using the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System. (Photo: Navair)

The U.S. Navy recently completed engineering and manufacturing (EMD) development of the ship-based component of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (Jpals). The EMD phase of Jpals Increment 1A for ship systems included auto landings by F/A-18C Hornets to the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The Increment 1B phase calls for integrating the system on aircraft.