EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company was recently
selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to develop a
miniaturized Global Positioning System (GPS) navigator with an adaptive anti-
jam (A/J) capability for the Miniature Navigator Demonstration (MIND) program.
Under the $6.9 million program research and development contract, Raytheon
Space and Airborne Systems will design and demonstrate a smaller, lighter, and
more cost effective weapon navigator system that is capable of operating in a
dynamic, high-speed flight environment against various GPS jammer threats.
It will combine an integrated 24-channel GPS receiver, a state-of-the-art
inertial measurement unit, adaptive processing algorithms, and A/J front end
hardware that will be compatible with the future GPS M-code satellite signals.
This development will build on Raytheon's proven success on AFRL's current
Advanced GPS Inertial Navigation Technology (AGINT) program.
"Raytheon's AGINT technology has already been transitioned into our
Digital Anti-jam Receiver product, which is suitable for aircraft and cruise
missile applications," said David Lewis, GPS technologies manager for Raytheon
Precision Guidance Systems. "Under the MIND program, Raytheon is developing a
highly innovative miniaturized digital adaptive A/J design for inclusion in
smaller munitions and weapons systems."
Precision Guidance Systems, an organization within Raytheon's Space and
Airborne Systems (SAS) business, designs and develops integrated navigation
systems for weapons, avionics, and handheld applications. PGS is the industry
leader in GPS anti-jam solutions, including analog and digital adaptive
antenna systems and ultra-tight coupled GPS/INS systems. PGS also manufactures
GPS Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) receivers.
Raytheon Company's Space and Airborne Systems (SAS) designs, develops and
manufactures advanced systems for precision engagement; missile defense; and
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. Headquartered in El Segundo,
Calif., SAS has 11,000 employees and additional facilities in Goleta, Calif.;
Forest, Miss.; Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international
locations.
Raytheon Company, with 2002 sales of $16.8 billion, is an industry leader
in defense, government and commercial electronics, space, information
technology, technical services, and business and special mission aircraft.
With headquarters in Lexington, Mass., Raytheon employs more than 76,000
people worldwide.
Contact:
Pennington Way IV
310.647.9067
pway@raytheon.com
SOURCE Raytheon Company
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CONTACT:
Pennington Way IV of Raytheon Company,
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