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U.S. Space Force Authorizes Loan of GPS M-Code Receiver Cards for U.S. Allies

Frank Wolfe

Friday, March 26th, 2021

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U.S. Space Force Authorizes Loan of GPS M-Code Receiver Cards for U.S. Allies

A Delta IV carrying the GPS III SV2 satellite lifts off from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Aug. 22, 2019. (United Launch Alliance Photo)

The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is undertaking a three-year effort to loan U.S. allies Military Code (M-Code) Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver cards for testing. Last December, Canada became the first partner to sign the agreement, and Space Force delivered the first receiver cards last month. France, Germany, the Republic of Korea and the United Kingdom are also to receive Military GPS User Equipment (MGUE) Increment 1 technology. "All partnering nations will conduct laboratory and…

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