NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (User Equipment) (SPACE)

Abstract

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based radio Positioning, Navigation, and Time (PNT) distribution system. GPS User Equipment (UE) consists of standardized receivers, antennas, antenna electronics, etc., grouped together in sets to derive navigation and time information transmitted from GPS satellites. These receiver sets are used by DoD. RDT&E funds UE development, integration, test, and analysis for new PNT receiver capabilities in Navigation Warfare (Navwar) across all military platforms using GPS services. The MGUE Increment 1 program is responsible for the development of standard modernized receiver form factors for the service-nominated lead platforms identified in the draft MGUE Capability Development Document (CDD). This new family of modernized GPS receivers will deliver significantly improved capability to counter current and emerging PNT threats and enable military operations in a Navwar environment where current legacy receiver performance would be compromised. MGUE Increment 1 received a Milestone A decision in April 2012 and is in the Technology Development acquisition phase. The program received approval in Dec 2013 from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics to begin planning towards an alternate acquisition strategy to accelerate the program and provide units faster to military end users. This program is in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P), because efforts are necessary to evaluate integrated technologies, representative modes or prototype systems in a high fidelity and realistic operating environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
0305164F_4_3600_PB_2015
Change Summary Explanation
FY13: -$25.000M congressional directed reduction ( -2.500M for directorate-unjustified growth, -$2.500M for FFRDC unjustified growth, -$20.000 for Reduction in growth); -$5.902M in other adjustments for sequestration FY14: -$10.000M congressional directed reduction for management services excess growth FY15: -$1.955M inflation adjustment
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Antispoofing
  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Field Programmable Gate Arrays
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Integrated Circuits
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Navigation
  • Navigation Warfare
  • Security
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Civilian Systems Systems Program Capability Development and Upgrade Support Activity Expense and Pay Management.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space

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