NAVSTAR GPS Equipment
Abstract
Navigation Satellite Timing & Ranging (NAVSTAR) Global Positioning System (GPS) project (0921) is a space-based positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) system that provides authorized users with secure, worldwide, all weather, three dimensional position, velocity, and precise time data. Research, Development, Testing and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds are used to perform all the non-recurring GPS Surface Ship, Submarine and Aircraft Development, Integration, and Testing efforts. GPS continues to be integrated in all DoD platforms and the development of enhanced GPS is a national security priority. The Naval Research Advisory Committee (NRAC) GPS Vulnerability Study Panel assessed the Navy's GPS Vulnerabilities and recommended specific actions to resolve serious issues to ensure the continued availability of GPS information in a high risk hostile jamming environment. As a result, the Navy Enhanced GPS User Equipment Operational Requirement Document (ORD) was drafted to address operational requirements. NAVWAR's mission is to provide continued access to GPS information in a denied environment. RDT&E continues to support platform integration requirements, Developmental Test/Operational Test (DT/OT), the Navy's development of a smaller Anti-Jam (AJ) antenna and a conformal low-observable AJ antenna for aircraft with unique requirements, and new technology AJ solutions for submarines. Two similar but separate ACAT III programs (Air and Sea NAVWAR) have been established and have become the basis for the Navy's Air and Sea Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) programs. The Sea NAVWAR program is executed in two increments. Increment 1 is GPS Antenna System (GAS-1). Increment 2 is Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP). The purpose of Increments 1 and 2 is to integrate Anti-Jam (AJ) antennas on surface platforms. The Sea NAVWAR program will continue research & development of a Small Antenna System (SAS) for Surface ships and continue to support the Submarine Anti-Jam GPS Enhancement (SAGE) antenna development integrating AJ capability on submarines for the OE-538 Increment 2 Mast program. The Air NAVWAR program is a single increment with GAS-1, ADAP, and other efforts continuing. The Capability Production Document for Sea NAVWAR Increment 2 (12/08) was approved to support the ADAP production and procurement. The primary GPS shipboard systems fielded on the majority of U.S. Navy ships today include the AN/WRN-6 and the Navigation Sensor System Interface (NAVSSI). These military GPS systems provide precise Position, Navigation, and Time (PNT) data required for many combat, weapons, command, control, communications, navigation, and other systems, as well as providing the time synchronization critical to the network environments. The Global Position System (GPS)- based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Service (GPNTS) system is being developed to replace stand-alone AN/WRN-6 receivers and integrated Navigation Sensor System Interface (NAVSSI) systems. Additionally, future capability will migrate toward a Common Computing Environment (CCE) such as Consolidated Afloat Networks Enterprise Services (CANES), and provide a path for the integration of advanced navigation systems and sensors. GPNTS supports Anti-Access/Area of Denial (A2AD) by providing Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) capability to C4ISR and combat systems in standalone and networked architectures throughout the air and maritime domains.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 0921_0604777N_5_1319_PB_2015
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