Pentagon awards M-Code GPS deal to BAE SystemsThe Pentagon’s Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded BAE Systems a USD325 million deal to provide the US armed forces with Military Code (M-Code)-enabled GPS modules, according to a company statement. Under the terms of the deal, company officials will provide M-Code-compatible Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 Common GPS Modules to US and allied combat platforms over the next 10 years, the statement said.

 

The modules “will provide reliable and secure positioning, navigation, and timing [PNT] data with anti-jamming and anti-spoofing capabilities” for US weapon systems, primarily for ground-based precision-guided munitions, it added.

The development effort will be based on technologies aboard BAE Systems’ Miniature Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver Engine – M-Code (MPETM-M) and its NavStrikeTM-M GPS receiver for precision-guided munition, according to the statement....MORE

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