LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS

The Location and Azimuth Determining System (LADS) is a procurement initiative under the Army's Weapons and Other Combat Vehicles budget activity. The specific goal of this program is to provide a lightweight, portable, and deployable common inertial survey capability for field artillery cannon, rocket, missile, radar, and mortar platforms that is not dependent on the Global Positioning System (GPS). The LADS system aims to deliver accurate location, azimuth, and direction for all field artillery systems while being reliable, intuitive to use, and more cost-effective than its predecessor system in GPS-denied and degraded environments. Additionally, it is designed to be operable by multiple military occupational specialties (MOS) and can be integrated into various vehicles.

The objectives of Program 6659G08100 include supporting the training package development, production engineering support, and fielding costs for the Location and Azimuth Determining Systems (LADS) in FY 2024. This program seeks to address obsolescence issues by replacing the legacy Improved Position and Azimuth Determining System - GPS (IPADS-G) with a more advanced and sustainable solution. Furthermore, the LADS system is deemed necessary for use by the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces for homeland defense missions, domestic emergency responses, and providing military support to civil authorities as mandated by Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181).