LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -- Officials at Rockwell Collins successfully delivered 21 developed prototype ground-based GPS receiver application module modernized receiver cards developed under the Global Positioning Systems Wing's Receiver Card Development program. These GB-GRAM-M receiver cards recently have completed the contractor's formal qualification testing and have been delivered to support the GPSW's developmental test phase.
Concurrent with card delivery, Rockwell Collins engineers conducted live-satellite signal-track testing to support on-orbit testing of an SVN 62 satellite providing feedback to the system test team from the user equipment perspective. The live tracking of true military code signal and recent card deliveries mark a significant milestone in the modernized user equipment receiver development program that will bring the next generation of GPS technology to the warfighter.
The goal of the MUE program is to demonstrate the critical technology needed to incorporate a new M-Code military signal and security architecture for enhanced integrity, exclusivity and improved anti-jam capabilities. These modernized precision-encrypted Y-code, M-Code and coarse acquisition-code receivers process legacy signals while taking advantage of advanced signal structure and frequency offered by the new military signal. The modernized constellation with M-Code will offer the warfighter a significant anti-jam advantage, improved signal security and improved acquisition performance in a denied environment.
Air Force officials will continue to focus on maintaining GPS as the premier provider of positioning, navigation and timing for military and civilian users around the world. Air Force leaders are committed to providing uninterrupted GPS service, at or above performance commitments, for decades to come.