# Military Global Positioning System USER EQUIP — Program Element 1203164SF

**Program element:** 1203164SF  
**Component:** U.S. Space Force  
**Appropriation:** 3620F — RDT&E, Space Force  
**Budget Activity:** 4 — Advanced Component Development & Prototypes  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/1203164SF

## Summary

U.S. Space Force funding falls 100% to a $0.0M request in FY2027.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 260.2 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 152.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Projects (1)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643833 | MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIP | 260.2 | 152.0 | 0.0 | −100% |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 643833 — MILITARY GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM USER EQUIP

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based radio Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) distribution system. GPS User Equipment (UE) consists of standardized receivers, antennas, antenna electronics, and other related equipment, grouped together in sets to derive navigation and time information transmitted from GPS satellites. These receiver sets are used by the Department of War (DoW). Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds UE development, integration, test, and analysis for new PNT receiver capabilities in Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) across all military platforms using GPS services. The Military Global Positioning System User Equipment (MGUE) Increment (Inc) 1 program is responsible for the development of standard modernized receiver form factors for the lead platforms. The MGUE Inc 1 Capability Development Document (CDD) was approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) on 24 July 2014. MGUE Inc 1 is initiating a new family of modernized GPS receivers that will deliver significantly improved capability to counter current and emerging PNT threats and enable military operations in a NAVWAR environment where current legacy receiver performance would be compromised. MGUE Inc 1 received a Milestone A decision in April 2012. The program received direction in February 2014, from the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics (USD(AT&L)) to execute a new acquisition strategy, accelerating the program to provide test units faster to facilitate military end users. The MGUE program received a Milestone B decision in January 2017. The MGUE Inc 2 effort will continue to expand Military-Code (M-Code) receiver technology into additional applications (precision guided munitions) and develop a Joint Modernized Handheld (JMHH) device and Aviation/Maritime receiver to meet Service requirements and address obsolescence. This effort leverages the MGUE Inc 1 technology to the maximum extent while addressing the production of M-Code integrated circuits far into the future. The MGUE Inc 2 is being executed in four parts: 1) Risk Reduction Activities, 2) Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) Receiver Card Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) rapid prototyping followed by 3) Software Acquisition Pathway (SWP) and 4) Joint Modernized GPS HH Receiver Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA) rapid prototyping effort.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Military Global Positioning System (GPS) User Equipment (MGUE) Increment (Inc) 1 Product Development | 16.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| MGUE Inc 1 System/Platform Integration and Performance Certification | 26.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Advanced Technology | 14.7 | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| Information Assurance, Security/Compatibility Certification, and Test/Evaluation | 16.0 | 13.4 | 0.0 |
| MGUE Inc 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) Receiver Card Rapid Prototyping | 172.8 | 98.8 | 0.0 |
| MGUE Inc 2 Handheld (HH) | 14.1 | 10.3 | 0.0 |
| MGUE Inc 2 Aviation/Maritime Receiver Card | 0.0 | 26.4 | 0.0 |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based radio Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) distribution system. GPS User Equipment (UE) consists of standardized receivers, antennas, antenna electronics, and other related equipment, grouped together in sets to derive navigation and time information transmitted from GPS satellites. These receiver sets are used by the Department of War (DoW). Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) funds UE development, integration, test, and analysis for new PNT receiver capabilities in Navigation Warfare (NAVWAR) across all military platforms using GPS services.

The MGUE program has developed a comprehensive acquisition strategy to provide modernized GPS capabilities to U.S. and Allied Forces by developing a competitive market driven approach. This strategy establishes the signal compatibility and security criteria along with a process for evaluating components to enable rapid movement from development to fielding. The pillars of this effort are: (a) establishing time certain and low risk development; (b) bounding requirements to leverage mature technology to the maximum extent possible; (c) focusing on the development of form factors based on well-defined standards to support lead platform integration; and (d) implementing a proactive, collaborative MGUE platform integration activity to mitigate risk and…

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Department of the Air Force RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 1203164SF (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="1203164SF")`.

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