The company partnered with the Army’s Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center (DEVCOM AvMC) for the demonstration. Talon-A can travel and maneuver at Mach 5 or higher.
MO-Nav is a compact, single-board software-defined receiver. It provides radio-frequency navigation using multiple Global Navigation Satellite Systems, signals of opportunity and commercially supplied positioning, navigation and timing signals.
“GPS-denied technology is arguably one of the largest capability gaps across joint forces,” said Matt Elliott, director of the Weapons and Navigation business segment at General Dynamics Mission Systems. “Programs face growing pressure to incorporate alternatives to GPS and extend mission availability.”
Elliott said software-defined receivers allow programs to update their capabilities without replacing hardware. “General Dynamics Mission Systems is bringing software-defined receiver technology to the fight, allowing programs to continuously outpace the threat with software upgrades instead of requiring new hardware insertions.”
MO-Nav previously survived extreme launch loads during a cannon-fired artillery demonstration and provided signal measurements to the munition’s mission computer. General Dynamics said the receiver is available for integration today.
Further flight tests planned
The company is also investing in the Multiple Orbit Highly Assured Weapons Kit (MOHAWK), which builds on the MO-Nav architecture. MOHAWK is designed to offer increased spectral diversity, expanded constellation diversity and scalable anti-jam protection.
Its design supports an optional integrated M-Code receiver. It also provides for a federated external M-Code GPS receiver with an anti-jam and anti-spoof protected radio-frequency output.
General Dynamics and DEVCOM AvMC are co-investing in a hypersonic demonstration of MOHAWK with integrated M-Code capability in 2027. Additional demonstrations on precision-guided munition platforms are planned for 2028.
