Monday, March 12, 2007

Air Drop Payload Acquires Accuracy with GPS

U.S. Air Force is practicing these days with cargo airdrop system that brings in use GPS signals to help drop parachuted bundles on targeted area on the ground. Before this, GPS-led bombs revolutionized the history of air- attacks.
The creation is named Joint Precision Air Drop System. The system has been debuted by Air Force C-130 by carrying some supplies to battalions in Afghanistan. The system enables to drop 2000 pounds of stuff from up to height of 25000 feet and land smoothly accurately within few feet the targeted area.
The GPS led system would definitely modernize the relief work during the war and other natural calamities to help out the victims.
Via: therawfeed

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