1. 15 August 2005 Lt Gen Michael Hamel Commander Space and Missile Systems Center Lt Gen Michael Hamel Commander Space and Missile Systems Center ION GNSS Plenary Session 26 September 2006

2. 2 6080100120140160 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 8080 QZSS constellation GPS Enterprise Department of Transportation U.S. Coast Guard Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Department of Defense Services (Army, Navy, AF, Marines) Agencies (NGA, DISA, etc.) Civil Applications Search and rescue Surveying and mapping Trucking and shipping Aviation Offshore drilling Fishing and boating International Cooperation Japan – QZSS Russia - GLONASS Europe and other countries

3. 3 GPS III (Block III) Increased accuracy Increased A/J power (up to 20 dB) Signal integrity Search and Rescue Common signals with Galileo (L1C) Legacy (Block IIA/IIR) Basic GPS C/A civil signal (L1C/A) Std Pos. Service Precise Pos. Service L1 & L2 P(Y) nav NDS Modernized (Block IIR-M) 2nd civil signal (L2C) M-Code signals (L1M, L2M) Flex A/J power (+7dB) Space Segment Modernized (Block IIF) 3rd civil signal (L5) Upgraded (AEP) IIR-M IIF TT&C WAGE, AII, LADO SAASM New MCS/AMCS Modernized (OCX V1) New Architecture Signal Monitoring Legacy TT&C L1 & L2 monitoring Control Segment User Segment Legacy Man Pack MAGR, PLGR RCVR-3A, 3S OH, UH FRPA, CRPA Upgraded DAGR CSEL GAS-1 MAGR2K GB-GRAM Modernized MUE MSR GPS III (OCX V2) GPS III TT&C NAVWAR, GNOC L1C, L2C, L5 Flex Power Real-Time C2 GPS Evolution

4. 4 Launched a new era of GPS services – First GPS IIR-M (14) launched 25 Sep 05, operational on 16 Dec 05 –New military signal (M-Code) and new civil signal (L2C) –GPS IIR-M (15) launched 25 Sep 06 Fielded operational improvements –Legacy Accuracy Improvement Initiative--improves accuracy 10-50% –Provide “zero age of data” to warfighters –Continue to mature GPS Ops Center (GPSOC) capabilities New acquisition strategies for next generation GPS –GPS III satellites – block development approach –OCX Operational Control Segment – incremental design -development –MUE/MSR – Modernized User Equipment/Modernized Space Receiver contracts underway/in work Established new USG interagency GPS governance processes – National PNT EXCOM (NPEC) and Coordinating Office (NPCO) Recent Accomplishments

5. 5 GPS IIR-15(M) Launched Monday, 25 September 2006 –1450 Eastern time –Cape Canaveral, FL Second Modernized Block IIR satellite Will broadcast PRN Code 31 Anticipate setting healthy mid-October

6. 6 Plaque on GPS IIR-15(M)

7. 7 Continuous Performance Improvement Key Measures of Effectiveness help evaluate GPS services -Accuracy -Bounded inaccuracy -Assured Availability -Integrity -Resistance to RF Interference/Jamming Accuracy Current Requirement Current Objective

8. 8 Sustaining capabilities for military and civil users worldwide –Maintain ground systems/on-orbit satellites, launch new satellites – partnership across AF Space Command –Fielding GPS enhancements, such as L-AII Modernizing constellation with new signals and capabilities –Second IIR-M launch Sep 06, first IIF launch 2008, first III launch 2013 –New civil and military GPS signals –Transitioning control segment from legacy to new Ops Control Segment (OCS) in Spring ‘07 –Continuing work with Galileo and international community Developing next generation of GPS –Acquisition strategies for space, ground, and user segments –Synchronizing space, control, and user equipment upgrades Managing GPS systems & supporting stakeholders –Technical baselines, interfaces, performance –Supporting/participating in key fora – NPEC/NPCO, DSB, IRT, ION GPS Program Responsibilities