$7.8M Multi-national Order for 3,614 More DAGR GPS Receivers
Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA received a $7.8 million firm fixed price and cost plus fixed fee contract modification for the purchase of another 3,614 defense advanced GPS receivers (DAGRs) and accessories. The DAGR provides authorized Department of Defense and foreign military sales users of GPS user equipment a precise positioning system (PPS), hand-held, dual-frequency (L1/L2), lightweight receiver (less than one pound) that incorporates the next generation, tamper-resistant GPS selective availability anti-spoofing module (SASSM) security module. The DAGR replaces the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) in integrated platforms as well as for the advanced and basic GPS user.
This effort also supports foreign military sales to Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Hungary, Kuwait, and Spain. Work will be complete April 2007. The Headquarters Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base, CA issued the contract (F04701-02-C-0011/P00037). To date, the US and its allies have spent approximately $188 million for DAGR systems, and received nearly 76,600 systems excluding initial test deliveries (see all related contracts, and also all related DID coverage.
