Defense advanced GPS receiver fielding

Army Communicator, Spring, 2005

More than a year ago, the Defense Advanced Global Positioning System Receiver production contract was awarded to Rockwell-Collins Inc. and Communications-Electronics Command recently issued a materiel release for the DAGR.

With formal materiel release in hand, the Program Manager for the Global Positioning System is fielding DAGRs to Army units worldwide and is providing a thorough new equipment training course as part of the fielding process.

DAGR fielding will be a multiyear process to displace the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver which will be recycled to backfill Army GPS requirements in lower priority units; therefore, in the near term, there will be a mixture of PLGRs and DAGRs in Army units.

The DAGR First Unit Equipped was the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division and the first two Training and Doctrine Command schools to receive the DAGR were the Infantry and Signal school houses.

Point of contact is Russell Gambrell, DSN 780-7901, email: russell.gambrell@us.army.mil.

AN/TSC-154/SMART-T Fielding Plan

The Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal, AN/ TSC-154 is a transportable, tactical satellite communications terminal that operates with the Milstar satellite low data rate and medium data rate communications payloads.

SMART-T provides multichannel range extension for echelons corps and below. Current fielding of the projected 209 terminals is about half way complete. However changes to meet the modular force structure requirements are being made. Changes to the original fielding plan will include terminals being fielded to active Units of Action, and select Reserve components UAs. Exact numbers of SMART-Ts residing at the UEx and UEy [Unit of Action X (Division) and Y(Corps and above)] levels to support the new force structure are not yet finalized.

Point of contact for additional information on SMART-T fielding is Dean Hokrein, DSN 780-8156, COMM (706) 791-8156, email: deanhokrein@ us.army.mil.

ACRONYM QUICKSCAN

DAGR--Defense Advanced GPS Receiver

FUE--First Unit Equipped

GPS--Global Positioning System

LDR--low data rate

MDR--medium data rate

NET--New Equipment Training

PLGR--Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver

SMART-T--Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal

UA--Units of Action

SMART-T Current Fieldings                 Terminals   Date Fielded

CECOM, Fort Monmouth, N.J.                        2           1998
Signal Center, Fort Gordon, Ga.                   6           1999
124th Signal Bn, Fort Hood, Texas                 6           1999
USAREUR HQ, Mannheim, GE                          1           2000
3rd Corps, Fort Hood, Texas                      15           2001
SBCT-1, Fort Lewis, Wash.                         3           2001
SBCT-2, Fort Lewis, Wash.                         3           2002
13th Signal Bn, Fort Hood, Texas                 12           2002
141st Signal Bn, 1AD, Germany                    10           2003
440th Signal Bn, Germany                          5           2003
121st Signal Bn, Germany                         10           2003
SBCT-3, Fort Wainwright, AK                       3           2004
3 Inf Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.                12           2004
101st AA Div, Fort Campbell, Ky.                 10           2004
447th Signal Bn, Fort Gordon, Ga.                 6           2004
10th Mountain Div, Fort Drum, N.Y.                9           2004
XVIII Corps, Fort Bragg, N.C.                     5           2004

SMART-T FUTURE FIELDINGS                  Terminals   Due Fielding

SBCT-4, Fort Lewis, Wash                          3           2005
SBCT-6, 28th ID, Pennsylvania NG                  3           2005
I Corps Fort Lewis, Wash.                         3           2005
25ID, Hawaii, Alaska, Kansas, & Georgia           9           2006
SBCT-5, Fort Lewis, Wash.                         3           2006
National Guard (Specific Units TBD)               4           2006
USASOC                                           14           2006

Ms. Linton is with TSM SATCOM at Fort Gordon, Ga.