IPADS-G
IPADS-I
An inertial surveying system with embedded SAASM GPS, built to meet demanding U.S. Army and Marine Corps survey needs — high-precision common survey for efficient mass fires across MLRS, HIMARS, Firefinder, Paladin, and long-range air surveillance radar.
An inertial surveying system built for demanding international military survey needs — proven, reliable, and lightweight, with SAASM GPS available as an option for GPS-aided accuracy.
Four components, one system
The Compact Position/Navigation Unit (CPNU) — a three-axis strap-down inertial navigation system built around ring laser gyros and high-grade accelerometers — is the core of IPADS, paired with a ruggedized Control and Display Unit (CDU), Battery and Charger Unit (BCU), and Porro Prism Assembly (PPA) for 24-meter offset survey. All components mount in a single robust frame for easy access and rapid two-person live transfer between vehicles.
An embedded SAASM GPS receiver is standard in the CPNU.
An embedded SAASM GPS receiver is available as an option in the CPNU.
High-precision common survey
Survey operations functionality, navigational accuracy, transportability, survivability, and affordability requirements drove the IPADS system design — offering a proven, reliable, lightweight, off-the-shelf solution.
Precision & Architecture
- High-precision common survey enables efficient mass fires
- Common architecture shared with MLRS, HIMARS, Firefinder, Paladin & long-range air surveillance radar
- Navigation aids — compass rose & digital maps in the CDU
GPS & Jamming Resistance
- SAASM GPS receiver — embedded standard
- SAASM GPS receiver — available as an option
- Impervious to jamming in inertial mode
- Resistant to jamming in GPS-aided mode
Reliability & Survey Ops
- In-vehicle survey & offset survey to 24 m (PPA)
- Combat-proven across Army & Marine Corps operations
- Embedded BIT, high-reliability MTBF, low MTTR
- No periodic calibration required
Artillery survey to mark
IPADS establishes the survey control points and orienting lines that initialize and align weapon systems before mass fires.
SCP Position
- Initializes weapon systems
- In-vehicle & offset survey
OL Position & Azimuth
- Initializes artillery assets
- Aligns fire control systems
Shared platform family
The compact CPNU at the core of IPADS-G is the same proven navigation system used on MLRS and HIMARS, sharing architecture and components with Firefinder and Paladin fire control and long-range air surveillance radar.
The compact CPNU at the core of IPADS-I is the same proven navigation system used on the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) programs.
Multiple Launch Rocket System
- M270-series launchers
- Shared CPNU architecture
High-Mobility Artillery Rocket System
- M142 HIMARS
- Shared CPNU architecture
M109 Paladin / PIM
- M109A6 / A7 Paladin
- Shared architecture & components
Firefinder-Class Radar
- AN/TPQ-53-class systems
- Shared architecture & components
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