FAA GPS Antenna RFI Submissions

The FAA has requested support from the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) to investigate the feasibility and expected performance of applying anti-jam (AJ)/anti-spoofing (AS) GPS/GNSS technology for use in civilian aircraft applications with an initial focus on Transport and Business Jet aircraft. NAWCAD is releasing this RFI on AJ/AS GPS/GNSS technologies for eventual use in civilian aircraft applications. This RFI is a study identifying and discussing the characteristics and performance of the vendors’ AJ and AS antenna technologies that are currently available or being developed. The information learned from this RFI may be used to identify potential systems for evaluation testing at NAWCAD. Results from the RFI data and future evaluation testing will be used to develop updated GPS/GNSS AJ/AS antenna Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS) and cockpit displays/annunciation MOPS for the FAA.

NAWCAD is performing the study, collecting and evaluating the submissions, hosting the industry day(s), and establishing Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs) or technology agreements for test hardware, lab test, chamber test, and future flight test for the FAA. Submit your response to this RFI below.

Review the attached documents pertaining to the RFI:

As a reminder submissions should include:

• Applicable data/capabilities in the attached MS Excel spreadsheet named: Civilian GPS Advanced Antenna Matrix Template_R1.xls (available for download with the RFI).
• Technology data sheets
• User guides
• Interface documents
• Technology Roadmap and Questionnaire (available for download with RFI)

All information provided will be protected in compliance with DoD policy and proprietary markings. Data shared with the FAA will be protected in accordance with FAA Order 1600.75.