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Northrop Grumman wins GPS modernization contract

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U.S. Army Reserve combat engineers from the 374th Engineer Company (Sapper), of Concord, Calif., write down and program their grid coordinates using a Defense Advanced GPS receiver during a team-based land navigation course during the 2015 Sapper Stakes competition at Fort Chaffee, Ark., Aug. 30. The competition is designed to build teamwork, enhance combat engineering skills and promote leadership among the units. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a $4.8 million GPS modernization contract from the Air Force’s Joint Service Systems Management Office.

Under the contract, the company will support embedded Global Positioning System Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) Pre-Phase 1 modernization efforts, according to a Northrop Grumman news release. The Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) program is developing M-Code-capable GPS receivers, which have been mandated by Congress after fiscal 2017.

“Northrop Grumman will evaluate new GPS receivers’ modes of performance, including M-Code and Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module,” the company said. “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.”

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Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him at theuncommondefense.com. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.