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BAE Systems Says It’s Completed CDR for MGUE Increment 2 MSI

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, January 31st, 2024

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BAE Systems Says It’s Completed CDR for MGUE Increment 2 MSI

Pictured is a depiction of a GPS satellite, operated by Delta 8 at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo. (Lockheed Martin and U.S. Space Force Photo)

BAE Systems said on Jan. 31 that it has completed Critical Design Review (CDR) with the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command for the Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 2 Miniature Serial Interface (MSI) program. Luke Bishop, BAE Systems' director of navigation and sensor systems, said that CDR approval for BAE Systems' MSI "is a major milestone that paves the way for smaller high-performance receivers on the battlefield." BAE Systems developed MSI as part of a $247 million Space…

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