GMV Awarded Contract by Raytheon for India's GAGAN Program

GMV, a private, multinational firm headquartered in Madrid, has been awarded a contract with Raytheon Company to develop a prototype algorithm for the detection of ionospheric depletions in the magnetic equatorial region that may be utilized in the user receiver data processing for the space-based augmentation system for the GAGAN program operated by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO). This is GMV’s second contract with Raytheon Company. In 2007, GMV began a contract with Raytheon to provide maintenance and training support for Raytheon’s commercial ground systems.
GAGAN (Global Positioning Satellite-Aided Geosynchronous Augmented Navigation System) is a space-based augmentation system (SBAS) developed by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Airports Authority of India. "Gagan" is the transliteration of a Hindi word that means sky. GAGAN will provide satellite-based navigation for civil aviation across South and East Asia, giving India an accurate, flexible, and efficient air navigation system.
The program is in its final operational phase, incorporating critical navigation components.
Raytheon has deployed various elements of the system, both in this and in earlier phases of the program. It has signed a contract with ISRO for incorporating the necessary modifications in the system data processing, message generation, and user receiver processing to increase the availability of precision approach guidance to civil aircraft using SBAS in the equatorial region.
14/01/10 GPS World

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