Navigation Warfare Electronic Support Technology (NAVWEST) Development and Miniaturization

The objective of this Air Force SBIR program is to develop an integrated NAVWAR ES/EP demonstration system for use in future generations of SWAP-C (size, weight, power and cost) constrained weapon systems - tactical aircraft and UAS systems. Mayflower proposes to leverage its expertise in developing SWAP-C optimized GPS Receiver, Anti-Jam subsystems, and advanced novel Electronic Support (ES) algorithms for a demonstration in Phase II which will lead to developing ASICs to meet the final program objective. Mayflower"s focus in the Phase II program is to implement and demonstrate the innovative ES (Electronic Support) techniques for jammer detection, characterization and geo-location that were developed and analyzed during the Phase I feasibility study, on an FPGA/general-purpose microprocessor based prototype platform and integrate it with a state-of-the-art anti-jam (EP) and M-Code compatible GPS receiver. An ASIC integrating all the components of NAVWAR ES/EP will be developed in Phase III program. BENEFIT: The proposed technology development will result in highly SWAP-C optimized NAVWAR system that can be deployed in the future weapon systems and small UAVs. Some aspects of this technology can also be used to protect commercial GPS as well as other GNSS (Galileo and GLONASS) users namely, airlines, from unintentional and intentional interference sources.