Honeywell Aerospace has announced it has received U.S. government authorization for the remaining variants of its M-Code Global Positioning System (GPS) Inertial Navigation Systems (EGI).
The authorization was awarded by the Precise Position Equipment Certification Office (PECO) for Honeywell’s smaller form factor embedded GPS EGI, known as the FALCN. The company had previously received the same authorization for its large form factor system last year.
With this new qualification, all of Honeywell’s EGI offerings are now certified and approved by the U.S. government. This allows Honeywell to offer solutions on platforms such as the collaborative combat aircraft and fixed-wing advanced fighters, helping to enable more secure and precise navigation for military aircraft worldwide.
Reliable on-board navigation systems, such as the GPS EGI, are critical to ensuring mission success and operational safety for military and civilian operators. These systems are essential for strategic planning, coordination, and effective execution of tasks, especially in complex and high-risk environments. Accurate navigation enables personnel to operate with precision, even in GPS-denied or contested areas, contributing directly to the safety and effectiveness of military operations.
The advent of GPS M-Code receivers is considered the greatest advance in military positioning, navigation and timing since GPS was originally fielded in the early 1980s. With Honeywell’s FALCN-M now upgraded with M-code capability, aviators will be protected from GPS jamming and spoofing threats, further enabling them to confidently conduct military operations in highly contested environments.
Matt Picchetti, Vice President and General Manager, Navigation and Sensors, Honeywell Aerospace, stated, “U.S. government authorization is a significant step in advancing mission success and operational safety for military aircraft at a time when GPS jamming is a growing, global challenge as signals are increasingly blocked, jammed or even spoofed. Our innovative EGI offerings will enable aircraft platforms to meet the latest M-code mandates and to navigate both in contested environments and off of GPS constellations with military waveforms, all while protecting warfighters with the most advanced technology in the market,” said Picchetti.”
Honeywell is a leader in EGI technologies for military applications, having provided more than 60,000 EGI units for leading fighter, transport, vertical takeoff and landing, and rotary-wing aircraft since the mid-1990s. The systems are in use on more than 70 aircraft types and supplied to more than 30 allied countries. Honeywell’s EGI family includes the H-764, which is in use on most military aircraft, and the FALCN, which provides all the features and performance of the H-764 in a smaller package. The H-764 legacy offering uses a larger chassis to maintain commonality with legacy aircraft.
