General Dynamic gets contract to develop advanced GPS interface and Navigation Tool: GIANT
Apr 6, 2006 gps navigation, misc news
General Dynamic was announced today as the winner of an $8.3 million contract to provide the development of the Global Positioning System Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT). GIANT is no ordinary GPS system. It can work under environments where GPS jammers are being used since GIANT models the satellites and user equipment, receivers and antennae in real-world scenarios, then provides a comprehensive evaluation of the GPS environment. More information on GIANT can be found here.
General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics Corp. , was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the Global Positioning System Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT).
GIANT is a simulation tool and mission-planning aid used to determine navigation system performance and its impact on weapons system effectiveness. For instance, the system can be used to improve precision-guided munitions accuracy in a GPS-jamming environment. GIANT models the satellites and user equipment, receivers and antennae in real-world scenarios, then provides a comprehensive evaluation of the GPS environment. There are currently more than 200 registered GIANT users, spanning the acquisition, test, intelligence and operations communities.
“GIANT prepares the warfighter for real situations through simulated exercises and war gaming. It gives the analyst a more complete GPS information picture,” said Ron Sizemore, Director of the Advanced Technologies and Simulations Business Group for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. “We plan to use GIANT in the future as the baseline for operational mission planning for the Air and Space Operations Center weapon system. No other GPS related tool has all these capabilities and this contract reflects General Dynamics’ leading position as a developer of valuable GPS modeling tools for the government.”… via
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