ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, MD – Project Manager (PM) Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) through the Army Contracting Command – Aberdeen Proving Ground has awarded a delivery order worth over $3 million for Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS) Mounted Engineering Change Proposal (DME) B-kits in support of first unit equipped to TRX Systems.
The DME systems in this delivery order will be integrated into both medium and heavy tactical vehicles next year via fielding efforts led by PM PNT.
“We’re excited to introduce DME to our soldiers in the field who need it most,” Chris Jais, project manager for PM PNT. “We developed DME to give soldiers on combat support and combat service support vehicles an Assured PNT solution that best fit their needs and provides a bridge between mounted and dismounted platforms.”
DME combines satellite receivers, an anti-jam antenna and inertial-based navigation to deliver Assured PNT to U.S. soldiers and allies in a cost-effective, accessible package. Designed for combat support and combat service support platforms, the DME system contains a Military Code GPS receiver that’s capable of anti-spoofing, a commercial multi-Global Navigation Satellite System receiver and an alternative complimentary PNT source antenna to provide location data in GPS-contested and -denied environments. The full DME package is comprised of two kits: the A-kit, which contains bracketry and cables unique to each platform on which the system is being installed, and the B-kit, which consists of the actual system components (the DAPS handheld device, the vehicle interface adaptor, and antennas).
Delivery of the DME B-kits for first unit equipped is expected by mid-2027.