QinetiQ North America wins deal for PADS from the RAF
QinetiQ North America announced today that its Planning Systems Inc (PSI) subsidiary has received a $1.7 million award from the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the UK for five of its Precision Airdrop Systems (PADS™) to be used in RAF C-130J aircraft. The award also covers aircrew training, spares, and one year of logistics support and services. PADS has been engineered to meet the requirements of high altitude parachute cargo delivery while also protecting aircrew from ground threats.