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Rockwell Collins recently revealed it reached a milestone by delivering 200,000 Defense Advanced Global Positioning System Receivers (DAGR) for use by U.S. and international war fighters as well as reached the 40,000^th unit sale for its Global Positioning System (GPS) engine for the U.S. Army’s Ground Based GPS Receiver Application Module (GB-GRAM) program.

"These milestones are significant because we have been able to provide the war fighter with tools that help save lives and increase effectiveness" said Bruce King, vice president and general manager of Surface Solutions for Rockwell Collins. "Everyone involved should take a great deal of pride in this accomplishment"

The company’s popular product, the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR), has formed the foundation of the Rockwell Collins DAGR. Rockwell Collins received a contract for production in the October of 2003. This particular product includes more capabilities that the original PLGR and cuts down on its original proportions and dimensions. Changed specifications can be found in overall size, weight and power requirements.

The foremost client for Rockwell Collins’ DAGR is the U. S. Army. In the market, it has an established position and is considered to be a standard for handheld GPS position, navigation and situational awareness devices. The receiver supplies an exact timing to synchronize tactical radios for the digital battlespace. To make it more user-friendly, the device includes a graphical user interface that contributes significantly to the soldier’s effectiveness and safety.

Under the GB-GRAM contract, Rockwell Collins is providing its low cost 12-channel Miniature Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) Engine Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) (MPE-S), a small, lightweight, third generation GPS receiver. The MPE-S offers geolocation and precise positioning capabilities for military navigation, tactical communications, battlefield computing and other Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Information (C4I) equipment.

Calvin Azuri is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To see more of his articles, please visit his columnist page .

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