The United States and Australia are testing the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver’s capability to operate in complex situations.
To improve the DAGR’s resiliency, experts from the Joint Navigation Warfare and the Australian Joint Positioning, Navigation and Timing Directorate have joined forces to better understand the technology’s requirements. The information gained from the effort will support the development of new equipment, such as antennas, to protect the technology from jamming, ensuring its resiliency against other adversarial actions.
A vital piece of equipment on the battlefield, DAGRs are said to be portable, versatile and precise, providing warfighters with situational awareness. Powered by the Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module, the devices can simultaneously track L1 and L2 GPS signals with their dual-frequency capabilities and provide velocity accuracy to within 0.4 meters per second.
Armed forces around the world have been turning to space-based technologies to improve various aspects of military missions. GPS and other forms of PNT are proving their resiliency in the event of an attack to continuously deliver needed information.
The JNWC ensured that the effort would gather only valuable data by providing the ideal setting to conduct the testing. The U.S. Space Force component has been leading efforts to safeguard the nation’s superiority in PNT technology and other emerging solutions.