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The AN/PSN-11 Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver ( PLGR , colloquially " plugger ") is a ruggedized , hand-held, single-frequency GPS receiver fielded by the United States Armed Forces . It incorporates the Precise Positioning Service — Security Module (PPS-SM) to access the encrypted P(Y)-code GPS signal .

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4-765: Introduced in January 1990, and extensively fielded until 2004 when it was replaced by its successor, the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR). In that time period more than 165,000 PLGRs were procured worldwide, and despite being superseded by the DAGR, large numbers remain in unit inventories and it continues to be the most widely used GPS receiver in the United States military. The PLGR measures 9.5 by 4.1 by 2.6 inches (24 cm × 10 cm × 7 cm) and weighs 2.75 pounds (1.25 kg) with batteries. It

8-592: Is a handheld GPS receiver used by the United States Department of Defense and select foreign military services. It is a military-grade, dual-frequency receiver, and has the security hardware necessary to decode the encrypted P(Y)-code GPS signals . Manufactured by Rockwell Collins , the DAGR entered production in March 2004, with the 40,000th unit delivered in September 2005. It was estimated by

12-538: The news source Defense Industry Daily that, by the end of 2006, the USA and various allies around the world had issued almost $ 300 million worth of DAGR contracts, and ordered almost 125,000 units. The DAGR replaced the Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR), which was first fielded in 1994. Rockwell Collins also manufactures a GPS receiver known as the "Polaris Guide", that looks like

16-592: Was originally delivered to the United States military with a six-year warranty; however, this was extended to ten years in June 2000. This computer hardware article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This military -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to radio communications is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Defense Advanced GPS Receiver The AN/PSN-13 Defense Advanced GPS Receiver ( DAGR ; colloquially, " dagger ")

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