NTA is leading the way on LC-TERM navigation, a program that is providing advancements to inertial sensor technologies, development of new navigation sensors and aids, navigation simulation and modeling, system test and evaluation, and development of advanced prototype navigation system hardware. This program covers all aspects of the current navigation landscape. Deliveries from this program…
NTA supported a quick-response flight demonstration of a GMLRS rocket upgrade to an anti-jam receiver. NTA supported the mechanical upgrades, development of new system interfaces, integration and execution of HWIL simulations, generation of test-day quick-look presentations, and creation of post-test reports. NTA’s support ensured a successful flight demonstration (with its partners) and a manufacturable antenna…
NTA supported a large-scale demonstration event of APNT sensors and equipment to assess sensor-level performance and system-level resiliency against complex and emerging GPS threats. The systems included both legacy and emerging platforms and required novel approaches to the integration of next-generation M-Code GPS receivers, sensors and Anti-Jam Antenna Systems (AJAS). For the event, NTA-designed and…
NTA supported an evaluation of state-of-the-art GPS anti-jam technologies for integration on an unmanned aircraft system. Along with performance data, the technical advantages and disadvantages of each anti-jam technology were evaluated in a trade study. NTA developed the hardware, calibration procedures, and HWIL validation procedures to test sub-picosecond wave-front anti-jam technologies. The HWIL wave-front simulator…
NTA supported pre-flight and post-flight navigation predictions and analysis in support of Operational Test (OT) flights of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Modernization (AMOD). Support included modeling, simulation, test, and analysis in an effort to determine navigation performance and ensure a successful OT in a GPS-degraded environment. Modeling/simulation of the GPS/inertial navigator was conducted prior…