STOCKHOLM, — Sweden has awarded contracts to Raytheon UK for its Landshield and Landshield Plus GPS anti-jamming systems to protect military navigation signals against electronic warfare threats.
The contracts were awarded by the Commercial Affairs Division of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV). The systems will strengthen Sweden’s assured positioning, navigation and timing (APNT) capabilities in contested environments where adversaries attempt to disrupt GPS signals. The contract value, number of systems and delivery schedules have not been disclosed, and Raytheon UK has not identified the Swedish military platforms that will receive the equipment.
Landshield Systems and Capabilities
The Landshield family features a compact design for integration across land, maritime and air platforms, including autonomous ground vehicles and unmanned aerial systems.
The standard Landshield system uses a four-element controlled reception pattern antenna (CRPA) and can counter up to three jammers simultaneously across GPS L1 and L2 frequencies.
The more advanced Landshield Plus uses a seven-element CRPA and combines its antenna and anti-jam processor in a single 18-watt unit. It can process up to seven dual-frequency channels and counter up to six jammers simultaneously.
Both systems protect against different types of interference, including narrowband, broadband, continuous-wave, pulsed, swept and spectrally matched signals. They also provide real-time information about interference sources, including their direction, type and characteristics, and can interface with standalone or integrated GPS receivers. Their compact designs are intended to limit size, weight and power requirements.
“Electronic warfare threats are evolving, and forces across NATO need navigation systems they can depend on,” said Alex Rose-Parfitt, engineering director at Raytheon UK. He added that Sweden’s selection would help protect critical GPS signals across multiple platforms and maintain mission effectiveness in contested environments.
UK Production and Allied Demand
Raytheon UK designs and manufactures the systems at dedicated facilities in the United Kingdom. The company has more than 25 years of experience in GPS protection technology and says it has delivered over 15,000 anti-jamming units supporting more than 20 allied nations worldwide.
The contracts reflect growing demand across NATO and allied countries for anti-jamming equipment that meets different operational requirements and supports interoperability across military platforms.
Raytheon UK, part of RTX’s Raytheon business, employs more than 2,000 people and is a major supplier and systems integrator for the UK Ministry of Defence.
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