Collins Aerospace’s expeditionary Joint Precision Approach Landing System (eJPALS) is a strategic asset in today’s dynamic battlefield. More compact than ship-based JPALS, it enables rapid deployment and full functionality within just 90 minutes.
This ground-based eJPALS solution offers Line-of-Sight (LoS) navigation akin to TACAN, covering distances of up to 200 nautical miles. As a precision approach and landing system, eJPALS is analogous to an ILS, but can also facilitate multiple simultaneous approach paths and touchdown options for different aircraft types within a 20 nautical mile radius of its location. Moreover, it offers an optional surveillance feature to support Air Traffic Control.
eJPALS deployed at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma
Collins Aerospace deployed an expeditionary Joint Precision Approach and Landing System to Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona, for three weeks in June 2021. Supported by a team of Collins employees, the eJPALS deployment provided an opportunity for the Marines to demonstrate the system’s expeditionary capabilities with the F-35B.
