Navstar GPS Receivers (SPACE)

The NAVSTAR GPS Receivers (Space) program is focused on enhancing the Navy's navigation capabilities by procuring and installing advanced GPS technology. This initiative aims to equip naval vessels with anti-jam GPS antennas and modernized user equipment, ensuring the continuity of GPS signals in challenging environments. The Sea Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) strategy involves installing Advanced Digital Antenna Production (ADAP) antennas on surface platforms. These are designed to counter interference and maintain reliable navigation data for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems.

A critical component of this program is the Global Positioning System (GPS)-based Positioning, Navigation, & Timing Service (GPNTS). It serves as the primary system for ensuring robust and secure positioning, navigation, and timing capabilities across the Navy's fleet. GPNTS provides precise data necessary for combat operations and other critical systems while ensuring interoperability in denied environments. The system is built on an Open Architecture framework that allows for rapid updates and integration of new technologies without relying on single-source contracts.

In fiscal year 2025, the GPNTS program will focus on procuring Full Rate Production units and enhancements such as Military Code (M-Code) GPS User Equipment Upgrade Kits and Non-GPS Aided Positioning for Surface and Subsurface Upgrades. These enhancements address obsolescence issues in existing systems and introduce more accurate and secure GPS capabilities. The procurement plan includes a reduction in unit quantities to accommodate these upgrades while aligning with the US Space Force's MGUE Increment 1 schedule.

The NAVSTAR GPS Receivers (Space) program highlights a commitment to maintaining superior navigation capabilities for naval operations through strategic investments in advanced technology. By addressing challenges such as electronic interference and system obsolescence, the program ensures that naval forces remain equipped with reliable tools for effective mission execution in diverse operational scenarios.