Northrop Grumman to help modernize GPS under $4.8M contract

Northrop Grumman has won a $4.8 million contract to help the Air Force meet congressional mandates after fiscal 2017 related to GPS modernization.

Under the contract, Northrop Grumman will evaluate new GPS receivers' modes of performance, including M-Code and Selective Availability Anti-spoofing Module.

The company will also perform trade studies, assess the state of development of MGUE for upcoming applications and contribute to architecture development for next-generation GPS/inertial navigation systems.