Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract from US Air Force to Support GPS Modernization
January 06 2016 - 11:00AM
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded an order
to support embedded Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial
Navigation System (INS) Pre-Phase 1 modernization efforts.
The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) program is developing
M-Code-capable GPS receivers, which are mandated by Congress after
fiscal year 2017 and will help to ensure the secure transmission of
accurate military signals.
Under the cost-plus-fixed-fee order valued at $4.8 million from
the Joint Service Systems Management Office, Northrop Grumman will
evaluate new GPS receivers' modes of performance, including M-Code
and Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module.
Additionally, the company will perform trade studies, assess the
state of development of MGUE for upcoming applications and
contribute to architecture development for next-generation
GPS/inertial navigation systems.
"We are honored to help shape the next generation of navigation
systems that will modernize the GPS infrastructure and keep our
warfighters safer," said Bob Mehltretter, vice president,
navigation and positioning systems business unit, Northrop Grumman
Mission Systems. "We are committed to using our navigation systems
expertise to develop a solution that offers dependable and accurate
positioning, navigation and timing information."
The updated GPS/inertial navigation system will also comply with
the Federal Aviation Administration's NextGen air traffic control
requirements that aircraft flying at higher altitudes be equipped
with Automatic Dependence Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) Out by
January 2020. ADS-B Out transmits information about an aircraft's
altitude, speed and location to ground stations and to other
equipped aircraft in the vicinity. The modernized system is
expected to be available for platform integration starting in 2018.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
CONTACT: Joyce Chang
818-715-2442 (office)
818-746-6586 (mobile)
joyce.chang@ngc.com
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