{"id":19316,"date":"2020-02-04T20:42:31","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T20:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2020\/02\/04\/navy-awards-a-178m-contract-to-update-gps-systems\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:59:04","slug":"navy-awards-a-178m-contract-to-update-gps-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2020\/02\/04\/navy-awards-a-178m-contract-to-update-gps-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy awards a $178M contract to update GPS systems"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific has awarded Booz Allen Hamilton a $178 million contract for to modernize GPS systems in partnership with the Air Force\u2019s Space and Missile Systems Center, the company reported Jan. 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Naval Information Warfare Center heads the Navy\u2019s research, development, and engineering efforts for space systems, and its Positioning, Navigation and Timing Division oversees research and development for the service\u2019s navigation sensors and systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2019\/08\/28\/could-chip-sized-atomic-clocks-replace-gps\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/674928.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Could chip-sized atomic clocks replace GPS?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">DARPA said three teams in its ACES program have made progress in developing highly accurate chip-sized atomic clocks.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the contract, Booz Allen will support the modernization of the GPS architecture, specifically through programs such as Military GPS User Equipment, GPS III and the Next Generation Operational Control System. In other words, the company will help the Navy and Air Force modernize all three segments of the GPS enterprise, from the user terminal to the ground system to the new GPS III satellites. Booz Allen will provide system definition, requirements synchronization, capability improvement, cybersecurity engineering, platform integration and testing and acquisition program management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract comes at a key moment for GPS, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2020\/01\/17\/a-new-gps-iii-satellite-is-online-what-will-it-bring-to-the-fleet\/\" target=\"_blank\">the first GPS III satellite on orbit and online<\/a> and the military working to ensure that ground systems are capable of fully interacting with and utilizing the new satellites\u2019 more advanced features, including increased accuracy and stronger anti-jamming capabilities. 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