JPALS to more allied ships
Raytheon’s precision landing system could be coming to more allied ships, expeditionary airfields soon
From the deepening of joint operations in the future, it is likely that Japan’s F-35B will also be refueling from MQ-25, and MV-22 will be subject to landing drills using JPALS, and Army, Navy and Air self-defense Force will need to conduct various operational tests and training. Is it already in place?
In addition, we have heard some issues in the aircraft carrier remodeling from DDH, but if joint operation proceeds, the aircraft operation of the Self-Defense Forces, because of difficulty to use many kind of fuel that depends on the model, the coordination to all use JP-8 totally is must be necessary.
And it seems that it will be necessary to build a new hull to aircraft carrier / assault landing ship instead of DDH eventually.
What to do with the missing DDH from ASW has not on discussion, but what is going on?
The following is an excerpt of the interesting part.
・JPALS has already been installed on the U.S. Navy’s aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships and been integrated with the F-35B and C Joint Strike Fighter jets. The system will also be integrated with the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker as that vehicle goes through development and testing.
・Even if the U.S. doesn’t go quite that far with other allies, the ability to fly U.S. jets off an Italian or Japanese carrier would open up a lot of options in a future combat situation.
・The Navy will soon integrate JPALS onto its V-22 Osprey variant, the CMV-22 that will serve the carrier onboard delivery mission on aircraft carriers. This integration work could bring the Marines’ MV-22 into the fold, Jaynes said, meaning the Marines could use both their F-35Bs and MV-22s in precision landings on allied ships and expeditionary island airfields.
