The US Space Center’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has established a three-year multinational project agreement that allows the borrowing of maps with a GPS receiver for accurate positioning with the possibility of military code (M-code) of partner countries for laboratory and field tests. .
The agreement – established in close cooperation with the Ministry of Defense, Chief Information Officer and Deputy Secretary of the Air Force for International Relations – entered into force in December 2020, when Canada became the first co-signatory of the document.
The first acceptance cards were delivered in February. France, Germany, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom are also expected to receive technology to enhance military GPS consumer equipment (MGUE).
All partner countries will conduct laboratory and field tests to assess the effectiveness and compatibility of MGUE Increment 1 products with their respective platforms and to share their findings and lessons learned. Australia, Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden have expressed interest and intend to join the agreement later this year.
The M-code is an upgrade of the currently available GPS signals, which provides more robust solutions for positioning, navigation and synchronization with increased security, anti-congestion and anti-fraud.
The SMC, located at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, is the center of excellence for the acquisition and development of military space systems. Providing the MGUE to American allies is an example of the SMC, providing vital combat capabilities and users around the world.
In addition to GPS, SMC’s portfolio includes space launches, military satellite communications, meteorological satellite control networks, space-based infrared systems and space awareness capabilities.
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