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Northrop Grumman to Develop Open-Architecture Embedded GPS For Military Aircraft

By Brian Garrett-Glaser

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

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Northrop Grumman to Develop Open-Architecture Embedded GPS For Military Aircraft

An F-22 Raptor at 2010's Fort Worth Alliance Air Show. The F-22 is one of the lead platforms for the EGI-M. (Lockheed Martin)

The Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman [NOC] a $59 million contract to develop an embedded GPS system for the F-22 Raptor and other aircraft. The embedded GPS/INS-modernization (EGI-M) program will be built on an open-system architecture to enable the rapid future integration of new capabilities. It will also incorporate receivers capable of securely and accurately transmitting M-code, or military GPS signals. It will also be compatible with the FAA's NextGen requirements, including the incoming 2020 ADS-B mandate, according to…

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