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LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $3.17M
- FY26
- $9.48M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $0 | $86.3M | $3.17M | ||
| Enacted | – | $48.3M | $3.17M | $2.54M | |
| Request | – | – | $3.17M | $2.54M | $9.48M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS)
The Location and Azimuth Determining System (LADS) provides 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). LADS replaces the legacy Improved Position and Azimuth Determining System - GPS (IPADS-G) which is no longer supportable and facing multiple obsolescence issues. The LADS system is operable by multiple military occupational specialties (MOS) and can be integrated into multiple vehicles.
Justification
Justification — LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS)
FY 2026 Base procurement funds in the amount of $9.477 million supports the production engineering and fielding costs for Location and Azimuth Determining Systems (LADS) and Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) (aka: M-Code) compliance initiatives. The Location and Azimuth Determining System (LADS) provides 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). LADS provides accurate location, azimuth and direction for all field artillery systems while being reliable, intuitive to use, and more cost effective than the predecessor system while operating in GPS denied and degraded environments. Military Code (M-Code) signal initiatives support improved security and meet Public Law (P.L.) 111-383 for the Global Position System (GPS) to receive M-Code. Net funding increase of $8.411 million from FY 2025 to FY 2026 reflects the procurement and implementation of Military Code (M-Code) compliance initiatives which provide the LADS system with the continued ability to conduct precision and near precision fires in a Global Positioning System (GPS) contested environment while maintaining current operational tempo. In accordance with Section 1815 of the FY 2008 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 110-181), this item is 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
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY24 Actuals | $3.17M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY25 Enacted | $2.54M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY26 Disc. Request | $9.48M |
| Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army | A | FY26 Total | $9.48M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | All Prior Years | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $83.7M | $3.17M | $2.54M | $9.48M | $9.48M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
No awards are linked to this program element at high confidence — the budget→award crosswalk only asserts links it can defend, and this line has none yet.
Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →