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Any military aviator can tell you landing on an aircraft carrier is one of the hardest things you’ll ever have to do. Especially when the wind is howling, the waves are surging and the ship is pitching. “It requires extreme levels of concentration, skill, luck and a little bit of fear,” said Brooks Cleveland, a retired U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet…
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May 18, 2021 – The U.S. Navy declared initial operational capability for the Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) on May 4, signaling the system’s ready to provide precision approach and landing capabilities to tactical carrier aircraft at sea in support of naval aviation operations worldwide. JPALS is a global positioning system based system that integrates with shipboard air…
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