USSOCOM choppers to receive BLoS radios
The AN/PRC-160(V) radio will be installed aboard MH-47 and MH-60 helicopters.
Space Force picks three companies to enhance military GPS receiver card
Rockwell Collins, Interstate Electronics and Raytheon to build and integrate technology for improved positioning, navigation and timing
The US Space Force has awarded three companies contracts totalling $552.58 million, to design, develop, build, integrate and qualify the Military GPS Users Equipment Miniature Serial Interface Increment 2 Application Inc Specific Integrated Circuit (MGUE 2 MSI ASIC).
Collins Aerospace, Interstate Electronics and Raytheon will undertake all activities with the MSI receiver card (plus next generation ASIC) to enable production of M-Code-capable GPS receiver products for various service applications identified in the MGUE Inc 2 Capability Development Document ‘and all other user platforms that require secure positioning, navigation and timing capability’, the DoD noted on 6 November.
Work is expected to be completed by 30 September 2025.
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