General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems was awarded an $8.3 million contract to provide development, analysis, operations and support of the Global Positioning System Interference And Navigation Tool (GIANT).
GIANT is a simulation tool and mission-planning aid used to determine navigation system performance and its impact on weapons system effectiveness. For instance, the system can be used to improve precision-guided munitions accuracy in a GPS-jamming environment. GIANT models the satellites and user equipment, receivers and antennae in real-world scenarios, then provides a comprehensive evaluation of the GPS environment. There are currently more than 200 registered GIANT users, spanning the acquisition, test, intelligence and operations communities.
"GIANT prepares the warfighter for real situations through simulated exercises and war gaming. It gives the analyst a more complete GPS information picture," said Ron Sizemore, Director of the Advanced Technologies and Simulations Business Group for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. "We plan to use GIANT in the future as the baseline for operational mission planning for the Air and Space Operations Center weapon system. No other GPS related tool has all these capabilities and this contract reflects General Dynamics' leading position as a developer of valuable GPS modeling tools for the government."
The order was issued under a blanket purchase agreement by the General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service, Greater Southwest Region, and runs through March 13, 2011. Work will be performed for the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Strategic Plans and Development Directorate in Los Angeles, Calif. and developed in Dayton, Ohio, and Colorado Springs, Colo.
