EL SEGUNDO, Calif.,
Dec. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S.
Air Force recently completed a series of successful flight tests of
its next-generation Military-code GPS using a Raytheon Company
(NYSE: RTN) receiver onboard a B-2 Spirit at Edwards Air Force
Base, California. This first ever
M-code test onboard the B-2 is an important milestone for the U.S.
Government-led GPS Modernization effort to enhance security,
positioning, navigation and timing capabilities for U.S. military
and civilian applications. Military GPS User Equipment M-code
receivers will give military aircraft, ships and ground vehicles
access to the modernized GPS
network.
"M-code receivers unlock the next-generation GPS network for
military users," said Rick Yuse,
president of Raytheon Space and
Airborne Systems. "This test demonstrated M-code capability onboard
the B-2 for the first time, marking an early milestone for the
overall GPS modernization effort."
The tests verified the integration of an MGUE-equipped risk
reduction prototype of Raytheon's Miniaturized GPS Airborne
Receiver MAGR-2K-M receiver with B-2 systems in representative
flight and mission profiles.
Raytheon is developing M-code receivers under a contract with
the USAF Global Positioning System Directorate GPS User Equipment
Division. The company is also under contract with the USAF Joint
Service Systems Management Office to qualify and certify the
MAGR-2K-M and deliver production representative units to support
platform integration and testing.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of
$24 billion and 63,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I™ products and
services, sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in
more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Follow us on
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Space and Airborne Systems
McKinney, Texas
Media Contact
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