L-3 Communications (NYSE: LLL) announced today that its Interstate
Electronics Corporation (L-3 IEC) business successfully completed
multiple test firings of its next-generation Military Code (M-Code) GPS
receiver. This milestone represents a significant breakthrough in GPS
receiver modernization and validates the unit’s survivability and
performance in extreme, guided munitions environments.
L-3’s gun-hardened, next-generation M-Code GPS receiver prototype was
fired from a 155mm Howitzer and tracked the M-Prime signal from several
modernized satellites to successful target impacts. This achievement
represents the first-ever use of the M-Code GPS technology in a weapon
system and provides critical validation of the hardware and software
performance in a projectile. Importantly, this successful test supports
a Congressional mandate to implement M-Code technology on all future and
existing U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) platforms and objectives for
technical innovations capable of offsetting future threats. L-3’s
next-generation design presents a flexible hardware and software
configuration for GPS integrators and is capable of tracking legacy and
modernized signals. The receiver will be applicable on a variety of host
platforms, including guided munitions, unmanned aerial systems, soldier
systems and ground mobile systems.
“Our backward- and forward-compatible next-generation receiver provides
a proven, low-cost solution for development programs, as well as an
upgrade option for current fielded systems,” said Todd Gautier,
president of L-3’s Precision Engagement sector. “Our solution will
support a seamless technology transition when M-Code is fully
operational and deployed, and the design meets long-term security and
information assurance standards.”
Based in Anaheim, Calif., L-3 Interstate Electronics Corporation is
ranked as an industry leader in GPS receiver and translator-based
products currently in use on multiple aircraft, missiles and
precision-guided weapons. L-3 IEC also produces C4ISR
hardware and software systems for military and government applications
and has been a long-term supplier of critical navigation, test
instrumentation and missile tracking systems for the U.S. Navy’s Fleet
Ballistic Missile (FBM) weapon systems, including the Trident submarine.
To learn more about L-3 IEC, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com/iec.com.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 employs approximately 61,000 people
worldwide and is a prime contractor in C3ISR (Command,
Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance)
systems, aircraft modernization and maintenance, and government
services. L-3 is also a leading provider of a broad range of electronic
systems used on military and commercial platforms. The company reported
2011 sales of $15.2 billion.
To learn more about L-3, please visit the company’s website at www.L-3com.com.
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