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  • Government testing smart parachutes that stay on target

    by 
    Andrew Tarantola
    Andrew Tarantola
    01.15.2016

    GPS is not foolproof -- especially on the modern battlefield, where electronic warfare systems can interfere with the satellite guidance. And when packages miss their mark, soldiers often have to venture into hostile territory to retrieve them. That's why the US Army is developing a joint precision airdrop system, or JPADS, that guides equipment towards its target using only visual cues.