Exelis recently completed jamming trials for its Signal Sentry 1000 GPS threat detection technology in collaboration with the British defense ministry. The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory conducted the controlled tests in Sennybridge in Wales, Exelis said Wednesday. During field testing, Signal Sentry geolocated and identified all sources of intentional GPS interferences, whether they were […] More

Exelis has demonstrated six transmitter assemblies that are built to function as payload components for the U.S. Air Force’s first set of GPS satellites. The transmitters were tested in a simulated space environment for random vibration, pyroshock and thermal vacuum to qualify for the GPS III’s mission requirements, Exelis said Tuesday. McLean, Va.-based Exelis built the […] More

A suite oif Exelis products used to detect and locate interference against GPS systems was used during Super Bowl XLVIII, held Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Law enforcement officials used Signal Sentry 1000 to protect critical GPS infrastructure during the game as they worked to detect and locate potential jamming sources, Exelis said Wednesday. […] More