Joint Navigation Conference June 7-9, 2016

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jnc-2016

Session B6: Operational System Demonstrations 1

Multi-Platform Anti-Jam GPS Navigation Antenna (MAGNA) Affordable Low SWaP GPS Anti-Jam and Iridium Solution
Bill LeComte and Joe Thomas, Mayflower Communications Company, Inc.
Location: Room 305
Alternate Number 1

MAGNA is the latest federated, affordable GPS Anti-Jam solution from Mayflower Communications – the technology leader in GPS Anti-Jam for over 30 years. The GPS Anti-Jam system is critical for military operations in GPS contested NAVWAR environments. The MAGNA Anti-Jam products come in two different form-factors the MAGNA-F (Federated) and MAGNA-I (Integrated).
MAGNA-F is developed by Mayflower Communications and BAE Systems under sponsorship by the US Navy SPAWAR PEO C4I PMW/A-170 under ONR Rapid Innovation Funding (RIF) program to support GPS protection requirements of SWaP-constrained sea, air and ground platforms e.g., ships, fixed-wing and rotary aircraft, and UAVs as well as tactical vehicles. In addition, MAGNA-F supports transmission/reception of Iridium communications signals, which can be used for Beyond Line of Sight (BLoS) UAV C2 operations and alternate/contingency platform communications.
MAGNA-I leverages proven Small Antenna System (SAS) Anti-Jam solution from Mayflower which has been extensively tested by the Government on multiple ground and air platforms. MAGNA-I is the highest performance and smallest GPS anti-jam integrated solution on the market in a 3.5” diameter FRPA-compatible footprint and outperforms many larger solutions. MAGNA-I simplifies platform integration and reduces life cycle costs. MAGNA-I has been performance qualification tested and meets Government MAGNA Technical Requirement Document (TRD) performance specification requirements.
MAGNA-I integrated AJ solution (antenna array integrated with antenna electronics in a single module) offers affordable SWaP-C alternative over larger and more expensive existing anti-jam systems. It is C/A, SAASM and M-Code compatible.

https://www.ion.org/jnc/abstracts.cfm?paperID=4480