Collins readies GPS device for artillery shell guidance

Engineers at Rockwell Collins in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, finished testing a global positioning system (GPS) inside an experimental 155-millimeter artillery shell. The tests, which Rockwell specialists collaborated with the United Kingdom Defense Evaluation and Research Agency, demonstrated the GPS` ability to acquire and track satellite signals while mounted in a spin-stabilized shell. Collins joins Interstate Electronics of Anaheim, Calif., in GPS devices fast and rugged enough for artillery applications. The experimental projectile is called the Low Cost Course Correction Module — otherwise known as LCCCM. — J.K.