Lockheed Martin Regional Military Protection for GPS IIIF

Space-Based Superiority How Regional Military Protection Secures the High Ground

2025-08-01 Source: Lockheed Martin 2 min Reading Time

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In an era of contested domains and advanced electronic warfare, reliable access to satellite-based services is a critical advantage. Lockheed Martin’s Regional Military Protection (RMP) capability, part of the U.S. Space Force's future GPS IIIF constellation, offers a strategic edge in jamming-contested scenarios.

Rendering of a GPS IIIF satellite in orbit. The new generation of satellites will feature the RMP signal to ensure reliable access to precision navigation under jamming conditions.(Bild: Lockheed Martin) — Rendering of a GPS IIIF satellite in orbit. The new generation of satellites will feature the RMP signal to ensure reliable access to precision navigation under jamming conditions.
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Modern military operations rely heavily on precise navigation, communication, and coordination—all of which are vulnerable to disruption by electronic warfare. In high-threat environments, especially during intense combat operations, adversaries increasingly attempt to jam satellite signals to degrade operational effectiveness. To counter this, the U.S. Space Force is developing GPS IIIF (Global Positioning System Follow-On), an advanced satellite constellation with enhanced anti-jamming capabilities.

At the heart of this upgrade is the Regional Military Protection (RMP) signal. Designed by Lockheed Martin, RMP represents a leap in anti-jam resilience. Unlike previous systems, RMP enables multiple GPS IIIF satellites to focus their signals on a specific geographic region, acting as a signal multiplier to overpower jamming efforts.

This technology ensures that warfighters can maintain secure and reliable connections to GPS-guided systems, even when operating in electronically hostile conditions. The analogy often used is that of stage lighting: while general lighting illuminates the entire stage, a spotlight focuses all energy on a single actor. RMP functions similarly—ensuring precise, concentrated support for those in the field.

Malik Musawwir, Vice President of Navigation Systems at Lockheed Martin Space, explains: “As the electronic warfare landscape continues to shift and become more complex, the importance of advanced anti-jamming capabilities cannot be overstated. RMP functionality provides our warfighters with the assurance that they can stay connected and coordinate operations, even in the face of intense jamming attempts.”

Each GPS IIIF satellite is equipped with baseline anti-jam protection, but RMP takes this a step further by coordinating coverage among satellites to concentrate signal strength. This offers not just redundancy but amplified resilience, which is essential for mission-critical operations, such as precision airstrikes and secure communications.

As part of the broader 21st Century Security strategy, GPS IIIF with RMP underscores how space-based infrastructure is evolving to meet the demands of modern warfare. The first GPS IIIF satellites are expected to launch later this decade, adding to an already robust GPS architecture while significantly improving its survivability against electronic threats.

Lockheed Martin’s ACES and SIMRES simulation platforms allow forces to plan, train and operate in highly realistic multi-domain environments—bridging the gap between strategic planning and tactical execution. (Bild: Lockheed Martin)

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