The United States Army has approved large -scale production of a positioning, navigation and timing system (PNT) developed by Collins AerospaceDivision of Raytheon Technologies and part of United Technologies Corpfor its installation in military vehicles and that will be key to operate in denial environments of GPS.
An GPS denial environment, in military terms, is an operational context in which The signals from the global positioning system are blocked, interfered or distorted by enemy forces through electronic war techniques. This is mainly achieved by interference (Jammingconsisting of transmitting radiofrequency signals to saturate or interfere the GPS frequencies) or impersonation (Spoofingtransmitting false signals that mimic the real GPS).
The Aerospace Collins System, Maps Gen II‘provides anti-supplication and anti-interference capacity GPS through fusion algorithms (data collected by) sensors and sensors that do not depend on radiofrequences, distributing precise positioning, navigation and timing dataallowing soldiers to operate in environments where access to military GPS is blocked or degraded, ‘explains the US Army in a statement.
In addition to facilitating the skills to communicate, move and attack, this system distributes PNT information ‘Multiple receivers from a single platform, thus eliminating redundant GPS antennas and receptors.
Reach large -scale production of the second generation of Maps (Mounted Assured Positioning, Navigation and Timing System o System of positioning, navigation and timing insured) has carried 6 years. In 2017the army established a multifunctional team under the Army futures command to develop capacities that reduce their dependence on GPS signals. Several initiatives were evaluated while the project progressed and became dependent on the Executive Office of the Intelligence, Electronic War and Sensors.
In September 2022, Collins Aerospace obtained an indefinite delivery and quantity production contract (subsequently determined) for Maps Gen II for a value of 583 million dollarswhich laid the bases for subsequent orders, such as the contract worth 95 million dollars December 2024.
Maps Gen II is composed of the NVHUB-100a navigation system that generates and distributes verified and protected information (APNT) to all systems installed on the platform through a single device, and The MSAS-100 multisensors-00 antennas system which offers reinforced immunity in the most adverse environments for GPS.
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Unlike Maps Gen I, Gen II incorporates the ability to Military Code (M-Codean encrypted and safe signal used by the GPS system of the United States Department of Defense, designed for military operations), which offers reinforced security and resistance to interference. Also, the system includes a patented technology called MST (Modernized Signal Tracking o Modernized signal tracking), which strengthens the integrity of GPS.
To assess its effectiveness, the Army carried out an initial test and operational evaluation in the Yakima Training CenterWashington, in February 2024. The director of tests and operational evaluations published in September A classified report confirmed that the capabilities of Maps Gen II were significantly higher than the previous systems.
Collins Aerospace plans to deliver 619 Maps Gen II systemsfor a total value of 130 million dollars, during fiscal year 2025, which in the United States ends on September 30. This includes spare parts, tests and complementary evaluations, logistics support and engineering changes For combat teams of armored brigades, stryker and infantry.