The U.S. Army’s Program Executive Office Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors has approved the Mounted Assured, Positioning, Navigation and Timing System Generation, or MAPS GEN, II for full-rate production.
The PEO IEW&S clearance allows the Project Manager Positioning, Navigation and Timing’s Mounted PNT product office and its partner vendor, Collins Aerospace, to move forward with the manufacturing and deployment phase of MAPS GEN II, the Army said Tuesday. The office will also prepare the technology for initial operating capability.
Culmination of ‘Hard Work and Dedication’
Lt. Col. Damian Dixon, product manager at Mounted PNT, attributed the achievement to “team effort,” noting the production approval was secured after more than “six years of hard work and dedication.” “We remain committed to collaborating with Collins Aerospace as we move into this next phase for MAPS GEN II,” Dixon added.
Combat Operations in GPS Degraded Environments
MAPS GEN II employs sensor fusion algorithms and non-radio frequency sensors to distribute PNT data, supporting combat operations in environments with degraded or denied military GPS. It will allow Army ground soldiers to maneuver, shoot and communicate, and supply PNT data to clients on a single platform.
In August 2024, Collins Aerospace secured a $96.8 million contract to deliver MAPS devices, which will be installed in ground vehicles, watercraft, munition systems and other platforms operated by the Army and the Marine Corps.
