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Raytheon Advances JPALS Landing System for F-35B/Cs
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plan to reach early operational capability of the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System in 2018.
The U.S. Navy conducted tests of the JPALS system on an aircraft carrier in 2013 using two F/A-18C Hornets. (Photo: U.S. Navy)
The U.S. Navy conducted tests of the JPALS system on an aircraft carrier in 2013 using two F/A-18C Hornets. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

Raytheon will finish integrating the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) on U.S. Navy and Marine Corps F-35 fighters under a recently awarded second phase of the long-running program. The contractor will also develop autoland capability for the F-35 and the Navy’s future MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based unmanned refueling aircraft.