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Mercury Systems to supply GPS anti-spoofing modules

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An F-15 Strike Eagle aircraft from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., drops munitions over the Utah Test and Training Range, May 2, 2016. The 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron, a Hill tenant unit, is conducting the U.S. Air Force air-to-ground weapons evaluation known as Combat Hammer to test and validate the performance of crews, pilots and their technology while deploying precision-guided munitions. With support from the 388th Fighter Wing and 75th Air Base Wing, 86th FWS Airmen are collecting and analyzing data on how these precision guided munitions perform along with their suitability for use in combat. (U.S. Air Force photo by 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron)

Mercury Systems has snagged a $2.4 million contract for GPS Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Modules (SAASM).

The contact is a follow-on order to a previous contract awarded to “a leading defense prime contractor” that Mercury did not identify in its news release. The company did say the GPS equipment is intended for a “precision guided munitions application.”

“This order showcases precisely the type of cost-effective technology leverage that Mercury can deliver for our customers’ most important and challenging programs,” Mercury Senior Vice President Charlie Leader said. “Our advanced microelectronics solutions are designed and manufactured with very high levels of ruggedization and in very small form factors, essential for our customers and our war fighters.”

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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.