Central Inertial and GPS Test Facility (CIGTF) Customer Handbook

Abstract

The 746th Test Squadron operates the Central Inertial and Global Positioning System Test Facility (CIGTF) at Holloman AFB NM, the U.S. Air Force's center of excellence for guidance and navigation testing of developmental and operational weapon systems. The 746 TS provides expert test and evaluation of INS and GPS equipment and embedded GPS/INS (EGI) navigation and guidance systems. CIGTF performs trade studies, technical oversight, consultation services, and analysis for GPS platform integration. The 746 TS gives its customers independent and unbiased test and evaluation of various navigation systems and guidance components. Military and nondefense-related test items are treated with the same professional methodology which has marked the 746 TS as the mainstay of the guidance and navigation community for almost 50 years. This document is directed primarily at potential 746 TS customers from the government and industry. All technical information and capabilities specifications included in this handbook are accurate at the date of release.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA471913

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Department Of Defense
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Governments
  • Guidance
  • Handbooks
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Navigation
  • Navigational Equipment
  • New Mexico
  • Specifications
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space