"Rockwell Collins, Inc., of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is being awarded a contract modification for $116,467,023. This action exercises production options for the purchase of 52,039 Defense Advanced GPS Receivers (DAGRs) and accessories.
The DAGR will provide authorized Department of Defense and Foreign Military Sales users of GPS User Equipment a Precise Positioning System, hand-held, dual-frequency (L1/L2), lightweight receiver (less than one pound) that incorporates the next generation, tamper-resistant GPS “SAASM” (Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module) security module.
The DAGR will serve as a replacement for the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver in integrated platforms as well as for the advanced and basic GPS user."
Source DoD
Photo: Rockwell Collins
Editor's Note: The "plugger" replacement program has been up and running for several years. The "dagger" is quite a piece of kit by comparison. Size and weight reductions were phenomenal. At the same time there are several points to note.
Military GPS must now face comparison with what is available to civilians. "Is this as easy to use as my TomTom or Garmin? Are the maps as easy to read" Does the DAGR do enough? Is a "simple" GPS enough of a tool? Is a PDA or radio combined with GPS a better option? Soldiers only have so many pockets.
Finally, SAASM is really not an option. It is a necessity especially for Blue Force awareness. Foreign military sales (FMS) only make sense in these days of combined ops.
Photo: Rockwell Collins
Editor's Note: The "plugger" replacement program has been up and running for several years. The "dagger" is quite a piece of kit by comparison. Size and weight reductions were phenomenal. At the same time there are several points to note.
Military GPS must now face comparison with what is available to civilians. "Is this as easy to use as my TomTom or Garmin? Are the maps as easy to read" Does the DAGR do enough? Is a "simple" GPS enough of a tool? Is a PDA or radio combined with GPS a better option? Soldiers only have so many pockets.
Finally, SAASM is really not an option. It is a necessity especially for Blue Force awareness. Foreign military sales (FMS) only make sense in these days of combined ops.
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