MISSION:
Provide Warfighter-valued Assured PNT solutions today that enable multi-domain operations in rapidly evolving denied environments.
VISION:
Ensure overmatch capability through innovative acquisition and rapid integration of cutting-edge Modular and Open System Assured PNT technologies.
DESCRIPTION:
Today, nearly every Army ground combat system relies on Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) (mostly provided by Global Positioning System (GPS)); it is central to American military operations. Our adversaries have recognized this critical Achilles’ heel to mounted and dismounted operations, and are blocking our access to GPS. Incidents of malicious disruption to both the access and integrity of our GPS data are increasing worldwide — development and proliferation of cheap and ubiquitous threat technologies will continue well into the future. PM PNT was chartered to outpace this enduring risk to operations.
MR. MICHAEL J. TRZECIAK
Mr. Mike Trzeciak assumed responsibilities as Project Manager for PNT in November 2021. Mike’s previous assignments include the Deputy Project Manager PNT providing leadership and guidance to three different Product Managers, and the Director of Engineering and Acquisition for the Joint Project Manager Guardian where he managed 36 different Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) and Base Defense programs.
In 2009, Mike was selected as an Army Acquisition Fellow and held numerous demanding positions during his tenure with the US Army Acquisition Support Center, including an assignment as a Department of the Army System Coordinator (DASC), a PEO IEW&S Acquisition Management Specialist, and as the initial Task Force Leader for Modular Base Defense within PEO Integration.
Prior to that, Mike was a Project Team Leader within the Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center (ECBC) and led many Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) projects for the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) and the Rapid Equipping Force (REF), such as a two-year Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)-sponsored Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) that provided critical Site Exploitation and Reconnaissance capabilities to US Pacific Command (PACOM).
Mike retired from the Army in 2003 with 21 years of service that included multiple assignments with 21st Theater Army Area Command (TAACOM), 45th Support Group, 3rd Infantry Division, and as Division Chief for the US Army Ordnance Center and School Metal Working Department, the most senior position in the Army for his Occupational specialty. Mike also had multiple rotations in Turkey, Bosnia, and Japan.
Mike is driven to support the Warfighter with the most advanced capabilities to ensure mission success and the safe return of deployed forces. His leadership philosophy is to take responsibility, empower subordinates, and instill courage and honesty to make the hard decisions. Mike is married to the wonderful Mrs. Dana Trzeciak and has two sons, Patrick and Thomas. He and Dana have a passion for life, and enjoy nature, scuba diving, running, and the Arts.
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Mr. William (“Willie”) T. Utroska
Mr. William (“Willie”) T. Utroska joined Project Manager Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PM PNT) as Deputy Project Manager in June 2024, bringing with him a wealth of experience in government, military, and industry. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Infantry in June 1988 and retired in September 2012. He has served in a wide variety of Army and Joint assignments throughout his military and civilian career.
Immediately prior to his current role, Mr. Utroska served as DPM at Electronic Warfare and Cyber for four years and, before that, as Deputy Product Manager Electronic Warfare Integration for three years. His previous acquisition assignments include Operations Officer for Horizontal Technology Integration and Assistant Product Manager, AFATDS, at PEO C3S; and Chief Intel Systems Requirements, Chief System Analysis & Design, and Deputy Chief Systems Engineering Division at USCENTCOM J2. While at USCENTCOM, Mr. Utroska deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq, and Qatar to support Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He later served as the Research, Development, and Engineering Command’s first CSL Product Manager, C4ISR, prior to retirement from the Army as Military Deputy, Space & Terrestrial Communications Directorate, CERDEC. Upon retirement, he worked in industry for five years.
Past operational assignments include serving with the 101st ABN Div (Air Assault) as an Assistant S3, Infantry Rifle Company Commander, and Division Chief of Live Fires as well as with the 8th Infantry Division and 1st AR Division as Infantry Rifle Platoon Leader, Infantry Battalion Support Platoon Leader, and Infantry Rifle Company Executive Officer. He was also selected to a congressionally mandated AC/RC assignment as a Company Commander at Fort Chaffee, Arizona for 5th Army.
Mr. Utroska holds a Master of Science in Information Systems Technology Management from the Naval Postgraduate School and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Puerto Rico – Bayamon. Mr. Utroska’s military education background includes the Infantry Officer’s Basic Course, Infantry Officer’s Advance Course, the Combined Armed Services Staff School, Command and General Staff College, Joint and Combined Warfighting School, the Program Manager’s Course, and the Colonels Command Assessment Program. He is a member of the Army Acquisition Corps and holds professional certifications in Program Management (Advanced), Engineering & Technical Management (Practitioner) and Test & Evaluation (Foundational).
Mr. Utroska’s awards and decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with oak leaf clusters), Meritorious Service Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with oak leaf cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with two oak leaf clusters), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Army Superior Unit Award, Meritorious Civilian Service Medal, Civilian Service Achievement Medal as well as multiple campaign medals for Iraq and Afghanistan. He’s also earned Air Assault, Parachutist, and Expert Infantryman badges as well as the Ranger tab.
He has three daughters and three grandchildren.
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Resources
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DISMOUNTED PNT
MOUNTED PNT
PNT MODERNIZATION
Programs
Dismounted PNT
Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS)
MISSION:
DAPS provides Dismounted Leaders with PNT in GPS-degraded and denied environments through GPS integrity support and enhanced non-GPS capability within the APNT/Space Cross Functional Team’s Ground Domain Strategy.
DESCRIPTION:
DAPS enables dismounted Army forces to shoot, move, and communicate in Global Positioning System (GPS)-challenged environments. It assures PNT through integrity checks of, and access to, multiple integrated, modular, layered size, weight, and power constrained PNT sources. DAPS first fuses Assured PNT (APNT) sources then displays APNT data on an integrated display and/or distributes it to various client systems via direct or wireless connections. DAPS is a PEO IEW&S Program of Record.
BENEFIT TO THE SOLDIER:
- DAPS enables dismounted maneuver operations with speed, surprise, and agility in GPS-challenged environments.
DAPS PROGRAM OF RECORD: DAPS GEN II
- Provides APNT to dismounted users by disseminating PNT to dependent devices in GPS-challenged environments.
- Critical to Army Multi-Domain Operations (MDOs) impacted by Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) conditions.
- Essential for the Brigade Combat Team (BCT) and their direct support units.
- Military Code (M-Code).
- Alternative Navigation (ALTNAV).
- Sensor fusion with military GPS receiver and non-GPS augmentation for positioning and navigation integrity and resistance to jamming and spoofing.
- Integrated with Nett Warrior (NW).
- Conformal wearable battery (CWB) for power.
- End user device (EUD) for graphical user interface (GUI).
- Contains integrated power source and screen to operate standalone from NW.
- Integrates Small Tactical Universal Battery to align with overall Army power strategy.
- Technical Maturation to meet capability development document (CDD) requirements.
- Incorporates Quick Reaction Capability (QRC) lessons learned for additional usability, sustainability, and performance measures.
DAPS QRC: DAPS GEN I (VARIANTS 1.0 AND 1.2):
DAPS GEN I VARIANT 1.0 – NW-DEPENDENT:
- Provides APNT to dismounted users by disseminating PNT to dependent devices in GPS-challenged environments.
- Critical to Army MDOs that are impacted by A2/AD conditions.
- Essential for the BCT and their direct support units.
- M-Code.
- Sensor fusion with military GPS receiver and non-GPS augmentation for positioning and navigation integrity and resistance to jamming and spoofing.
- Integrated with NW.
- CWB for power.
- EUD for GUI.
DAPS GEN I VARIANT 1.2 – STANDALONE CAPABLE:
- Provides APNT to dismounted users by disseminating PNT to dependent devices in GPS-challenged environments.
- Critical to Army MDOs that are impacted by A2/AD conditions.
- Essential for the BCT and their direct support units.
- M-Code.
- ALTNAV.
- Sensor fusion with military GPS receiver and non-GPS augmentation for positioning and navigation integrity and resistance to jamming and spoofing.
- Integrated with NW.
- CWB for power.
- EUD for GUI.
- Contains integrated power source and screen to operate independently from NW.
Dismounted Assured PNT System (DAPS)
Mounted PNT
Mounted A-PNT System (MAPS)
MISSION:
MAPS provides trusted and Assured PNT to Soldiers on Army platforms in contested environments by distributing PNT to onboard systems and clients that support navigation, mission command, fires and maneuver. MAPS provides access to modernized military GPS and fuses additional sources of PNT to include timing and alternate navigation technologies.
DESCRIPTION:
The MAPS enables mounted Army forces to shoot, move, and communicate in GPS challenged environments. It Assures PNT through integrity checks of, and access to multiple integrated, modular, lean, layered PNT sources. MAPS fuses Assured PNT (APNT) sources and then distributes APNT data to on-board client systems. MAPS is a PEO IEW&S POR.
BENEFIT TO THE SOLDIER:
- The MAPS enables mounted maneuver operations with audacity, combat power, tempo, and momentum in GPS challenged environments.
MAPS GEN I:
- Quick-Reaction Capability (QRC) delivering the “fight tonight”
- An integrated solution including an Anti-Jam Antenna, ensuring access to GPS in a denied environment
- Provides resiliency in Multi-Domain Operations (MDOs)
MAPS GEN II:
- Next-generation Capability
- Provides increased GPS protection capability via sensor fusion algorithms and non-Radio Frequency sensors.
- Upgrades include:
- M-Code
- PNT Fusion
- Path to ALTNAV
- Open standard interfaces (ASPN, VICTORY)
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PNT Modernization
PNT Modernization
WHY PNT MODERNIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED:
- To create a proving ground for emerging PNT technologies by conducting market research to identify potential solutions fulfilling PNT capability gaps and addressing emerging threats
- Leverages the investments of S&T and Industry
- Uses consistent, proven processes
- Discovers best-of-breed modular solutions via assessment and prototyping
- To identify incremental and disruptive PNT capabilities and utilize modular open system approaches while eliminating redundant, disparate development efforts for mounted and dismounted systems to drive down costs and outpace the threat
- To reduce schedule risk by providing developed materiel solutions ready for integration and fielding for MAPS and DAPS
THE PNT MODERNIZATION PROCESS:
- Accelerates discovery, development, and integration of incremental & disruptive advanced PNT capabilities for Ground Forces
ASPECTS OF THE PROCESS:
- Uses a learning plan as the foundation of the effort to constantly incorporate information into the process, requirements, and capabilities
- Leverages Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) from government and academia to assess emerging capabilities
- Includes capability discovery & assessments, advanced capability development, prototyping, testing, and demonstration
- Assesses compliance with the Government-owned PNT Reference Architecture (RA), pntOS, and/or the Command, Control, Communication, Computers, Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) / Electronic Warfare (EW) Modular Open Suite of Standards (CMOSS)
- Demonstrates military utility and eliminates transition of immature technologies to product developers, reducing cost
- Growth, schedule delays, and performance shortfalls
- Seeks out and accelerates maturation of technologies promoting a layered set of Assured PNT capabilities to be integrated into Mounted and Dismounted maneuver systems