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Army Details Progress Bringing Secure M-Code GPS To Commercial Chips

Army Details Progress Bringing Secure M-Code GPS To Commercial Chips
A U.S. Army crew chief for the MQ-1C Gray Eagle in the Gray Eagle Company, 1-501st Aviation Battalion, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, Texas checks the drone (U.S. Army 1st Armored Division Photo)

The Army on Tuesday detailed progress in bringing secure M-code GPS capability to commercial chips, including the Qualcomm [QCOM] Snapdragon, citing the effort as critical to enabling assured position, navigation and timing (PNT) capabilities on future weapons platforms. Army officials told reporters that the Anubis initiative to leverage more commercial capabilities rather than solely purpose-built chips is intended to provide greater mission flexibility, broaden the supply chain and bring potential cost savings in the secure GPS space. “We were chasing…

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